Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for ROP Earnings

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Roper Technologies in a note issued to investors on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $4.97 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.96. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies' current full-year earnings is $19.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies' Q2 2026 earnings at $5.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $20.60 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.73 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on ROP. Raymond James Financial reiterated a "strong-buy" rating and issued a $655.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $640.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, April 28th. William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, May 5th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $660.00 to $668.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, April 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $632.36.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

NYSE ROP opened at $561.99 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.42 billion, a PE ratio of 39.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $565.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $558.04. Roper Technologies has a 12-month low of $499.47 and a 12-month high of $595.17.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $4.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.74 by $0.04. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 22.01% and a return on equity of 10.79%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.41 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Roper Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 1.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,717,253 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $6,318,678,000 after acquiring an additional 142,150 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Roper Technologies by 9.2% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,963,540 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,515,984,000 after acquiring an additional 500,764 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 0.4% during the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,171,740 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,049,155,000 after acquiring an additional 20,238 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Roper Technologies by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,476,210 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,284,242,000 after acquiring an additional 29,184 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $914,052,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 8th will be paid a $0.825 dividend. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies's payout ratio is 23.81%.

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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