Does the media favor ADP or ROP?

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 6 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 14 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 1.18 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Automatic Data Processing 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Roper Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer ROP or PAYX?

In the previous week, Paychex had 3 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Paychex and 14 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Paychex's score of 0.85 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Roper Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paychex 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer ROP or AIT?

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Roper Technologies and 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.00 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Roper Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor FERG or ROP?

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Ferguson. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Roper Technologies and 11 mentions for Ferguson. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Ferguson's score of 0.36 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ferguson 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Roper Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ROP or IEX?

Roper Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than IDEX. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Roper Technologies $7.90B 4.22 $1.54B $16.01 20.63 IDEX $3.46B 4.83 $483.20M $6.76 33.41

Is ROP or IEX more profitable?

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 21.12% compared to IDEX's net margin of 14.38%. IDEX's return on equity of 15.29% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Roper Technologies 21.12% 11.16% 6.38% IDEX 14.38% 15.29% 8.89%

Does the media refer more to ROP or IEX?

In the previous week, Roper Technologies and Roper Technologies both had 14 articles in the media. IDEX's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Roper Technologies' score of 1.33 indicating that IDEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Roper Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IDEX 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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ROP vs. ADP, PAYX, AIT, FERG, and IEX

Should you buy Roper Technologies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Roper Technologies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Roper Technologies include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Paychex (PAYX), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Ferguson (FERG), and IDEX (IEX).

How does Roper Technologies compare to Automatic Data Processing?

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) and Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 6 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 14 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 1.18 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Automatic Data Processing	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roper Technologies	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Automatic Data Processing presently has a consensus price target of $244.29, indicating a potential upside of 11.85%. Roper Technologies has a consensus price target of $472.07, indicating a potential upside of 42.94%. Given Roper Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Automatic Data Processing	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 63.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 21.12% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 20.12%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 68.82% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Automatic Data Processing	20.12%	68.82%	6.78%
Roper Technologies	21.12%	11.16%	6.38%

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Roper Technologies. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roper Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Automatic Data Processing	$20.56B	4.25	$4.08B	$10.72	20.37
Roper Technologies	$7.90B	4.22	$1.54B	$16.01	20.63

Summary

Roper Technologies beats Automatic Data Processing on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roper Technologies compare to Paychex?

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Roper Technologies pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 104.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Paychex has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Paychex had 3 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Paychex and 14 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Paychex's score of 0.85 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Roper Technologies	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paychex	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Roper Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $472.07, indicating a potential upside of 42.94%. Paychex has a consensus price target of $108.19, indicating a potential upside of 10.13%. Given Roper Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Paychex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Paychex	4 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Paychex has a net margin of 25.84% compared to Roper Technologies' net margin of 21.12%. Paychex's return on equity of 48.52% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roper Technologies	21.12%	11.16%	6.38%
Paychex	25.84%	48.52%	11.54%

93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Paychex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Paychex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paychex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roper Technologies	$7.90B	4.22	$1.54B	$16.01	20.63
Paychex	$5.57B	6.32	$1.66B	$4.54	21.64

Summary

Paychex beats Roper Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roper Technologies compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 21.12% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.34%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.64% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roper Technologies	21.12%	11.16%	6.38%
Applied Industrial Technologies	8.34%	21.64%	12.91%

Roper Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roper Technologies	$7.90B	4.22	$1.54B	$16.01	20.63
Applied Industrial Technologies	$4.56B	2.74	$392.99M	$10.59	32.00

93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Roper Technologies and 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.00 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Roper Technologies	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Applied Industrial Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Roper Technologies pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Roper Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $472.07, suggesting a potential upside of 42.94%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $323.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.63%. Given Roper Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Applied Industrial Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Roper Technologies beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roper Technologies compare to Ferguson?

Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) and Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Ferguson. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Roper Technologies and 11 mentions for Ferguson. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Ferguson's score of 0.36 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferguson	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Roper Technologies	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ferguson presently has a consensus target price of $277.58, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. Roper Technologies has a consensus target price of $472.07, indicating a potential upside of 42.94%. Given Roper Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Ferguson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferguson	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferguson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferguson	$31.32B	1.48	$1.86B	$8.60	27.80
Roper Technologies	$7.90B	4.22	$1.54B	$16.01	20.63

82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ferguson pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Ferguson has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 21.12% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 6.98%. Ferguson's return on equity of 38.81% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferguson	6.98%	38.81%	12.83%
Roper Technologies	21.12%	11.16%	6.38%

Summary

Roper Technologies beats Ferguson on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roper Technologies compare to IDEX?

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) and IDEX (NYSE:IEX) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Roper Technologies and Roper Technologies both had 14 articles in the media. IDEX's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Roper Technologies' score of 1.33 indicating that IDEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Roper Technologies	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDEX	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of IDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDEX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 21.12% compared to IDEX's net margin of 14.38%. IDEX's return on equity of 15.29% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roper Technologies	21.12%	11.16%	6.38%
IDEX	14.38%	15.29%	8.89%

Roper Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $472.07, suggesting a potential upside of 42.94%. IDEX has a consensus price target of $241.11, suggesting a potential upside of 6.76%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than IDEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
IDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Roper Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than IDEX. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roper Technologies	$7.90B	4.22	$1.54B	$16.01	20.63
IDEX	$3.46B	4.83	$483.20M	$6.76	33.41

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Roper Technologies pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Roper Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and IDEX has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. IDEX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

IDEX beats Roper Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ROP vs. The Competition

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Metric	Roper Technologies	Industrial Measurement Instruments & Related Products Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$33.33B	$13.75B	$39.99B	$12.60B
Dividend Yield	1.10%	0.70%	3.26%	5.81%
P/E Ratio	20.63	20.63	172.24	24.42
Price / Sales	4.22	5.30	629.84	109.07
Price / Cash	11.57	7.85	48.30	55.09
Price / Book	1.79	3.67	9.76	6.58
Net Income	$1.54B	$81.56M	$1.07B	$337.17M
7 Day Performance	-1.41%	-1.41%	0.26%	0.83%
1 Month Performance	2.21%	11.54%	4.98%	3.27%
1 Year Performance	-41.23%	-41.23%	162.88%	36.05%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ROP Roper Technologies	4.6355 of 5 stars	$330.26 flat	$472.07 +42.9%	-40.6%	$33.33B	$7.90B	20.63	19,400	Positive News High Trading Volume
ADP Automatic Data Processing	4.738 of 5 stars	$223.22 -1.3%	$244.29 +9.4%	-28.8%	$89.23B	$20.56B	20.82	67,000	Positive News
PAYX Paychex	3.729 of 5 stars	$100.90 +0.3%	$109.19 +8.2%	-34.6%	$36.15B	$6.33B	22.22	19,000	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies	3.4505 of 5 stars	$316.38 -1.2%	$313.67 -0.9%	+50.0%	$11.69B	$4.84B	29.87	6,800	Positive News Analyst Forecast
FERG Ferguson	4.5794 of 5 stars	$235.78 +2.5%	$277.77 +17.8%	+11.4%	$45.73B	$31.32B	27.42	35,000	Gap Down

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Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors

ROP vs. ADP, PAYX, AIT, FERG, and IEX

How does Roper Technologies compare to Automatic Data Processing?

Does the media favor ADP or ROP?

Do analysts recommend ADP or ROP?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ADP or ROP?

Is ADP or ROP a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, ADP or ROP?

Is ADP or ROP more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ADP or ROP?

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How does Roper Technologies compare to Paychex?

Is ROP or PAYX a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer ROP or PAYX?

Which has more risk & volatility, ROP or PAYX?

Do analysts prefer ROP or PAYX?

Is ROP or PAYX more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ROP or PAYX?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ROP or PAYX?

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How does Roper Technologies compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

Is ROP or AIT more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ROP or AIT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROP or AIT?

Does the media prefer ROP or AIT?

Is ROP or AIT a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer ROP or AIT?

Which has more volatility and risk, ROP or AIT?

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How does Roper Technologies compare to Ferguson?

Does the media favor FERG or ROP?

Do analysts prefer FERG or ROP?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FERG or ROP?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FERG or ROP?

Is FERG or ROP a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, FERG or ROP?

Is FERG or ROP more profitable?

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How does Roper Technologies compare to IDEX?

Does the media refer more to ROP or IEX?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ROP or IEX?

Is ROP or IEX more profitable?

Do analysts rate ROP or IEX?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ROP or IEX?

Which has more volatility and risk, ROP or IEX?

Is ROP or IEX a better dividend stock?

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