Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for ROP Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has downgraded their Q3 2026 earnings estimate for Roper Technologies to $5.27 per share from a previous estimate of $5.28.
• Roper Technologies is currently guided for FY 2025 earnings of 19.750-20.000 EPS, with a consensus target price of $635.27 among analysts.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.825 per share, reflecting a dividend yield of 0.6%, to be paid on October 17th.

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP - Free Report) - Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Roper Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will earn $5.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $5.28. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies' current full-year earnings is $19.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies' Q3 2027 earnings at $5.66 EPS.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $4.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.83% and a net margin of 20.62%. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 19.750-20.000 EPS. Q1 2025 guidance at 4.700-4.740 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on ROP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Roper Technologies from $561.00 to $577.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Roper Technologies from $695.00 to $703.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Barclays reduced their price target on Roper Technologies from $562.00 to $550.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Roper Technologies from $668.00 to $687.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $635.27.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ROP opened at $513.82 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $517.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $546.52. Roper Technologies has a 1-year low of $492.25 and a 1-year high of $595.17. The stock has a market cap of $55.29 billion, a PE ratio of 36.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Roper Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ROP. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Asset Dedication LLC increased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 800.0% during the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 45 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 89.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 53 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 352 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $556.25, for a total transaction of $195,800.00. Following the sale, the director owned 20,510 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,408,687.50. The trade was a 1.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP John K. Stipancich sold 1,500 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $564.17, for a total value of $846,255.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 38,932 shares in the company, valued at $21,964,266.44. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.87% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 3rd will be paid a $0.825 dividend. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 3rd. Roper Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.19%.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

Roper Technologies, Inc designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations.

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