Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors $512.53 -4.85 (-0.94%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$510.40 -2.13 (-0.41%) As of 09/12/2025 06:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ROP vs. CTAS, FERG, AIT, AME, GGG, IEX, ITW, MCO, MMC, and SPGIShould you be buying Roper Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Roper Technologies include Cintas (CTAS), Ferguson (FERG), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), AMETEK (AME), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Moody's (MCO), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), and S&P Global (SPGI). Roper Technologies vs. Its Competitors Cintas Ferguson Applied Industrial Technologies AMETEK Graco IDEX Illinois Tool Works Moody's Marsh & McLennan Companies S&P Global Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Is CTAS or ROP a better dividend stock? Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cintas pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 23.2% 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. Cintas has increased its dividend for 42 consecutive years and Roper Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Cintas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, CTAS or ROP? Cintas has higher revenue and earnings than Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cintas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCintas$10.34B7.89$1.81B$4.4145.89Roper Technologies$7.47B7.39$1.55B$14.2336.02 Which has more risk and volatility, CTAS or ROP? Cintas has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CTAS or ROP more profitable? Roper Technologies has a net margin of 22.01% compared to Cintas' net margin of 17.53%. Cintas' return on equity of 41.21% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cintas17.53% 41.21% 19.14% Roper Technologies 22.01%10.79%6.45% Does the media refer more to CTAS or ROP? In the previous week, Cintas had 8 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Cintas and 27 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Cintas' score of 1.58 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cintas 30 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Roper Technologies 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CTAS or ROP? 63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Cintas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer CTAS or ROP? Cintas currently has a consensus price target of $224.54, suggesting a potential upside of 10.95%. Roper Technologies has a consensus price target of $636.36, suggesting a potential upside of 24.16%. Given Roper Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Cintas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cintas 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Roper Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryCintas beats Roper Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Roper Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ROP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRoper TechnologiesProcess control instruments IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$55.16B$18.51B$31.34B$21.68BDividend Yield0.64%0.64%3.16%3.48%P/E Ratio35.7417.87438.4129.69Price / Sales7.397.371,775.3770.28Price / Cash22.2622.2636.9425.00Price / Book2.914.747.244.58Net Income$1.55B$495.21M$808.32M$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.14%-0.30%3.40%0.65%1 Month Performance-1.91%-3.26%3.97%3.07%1 Year Performance-7.12%2.96%24,081.54%14.34% Roper Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROPRoper Technologies4.8273 of 5 stars$512.53-0.9%$636.36+24.2%-7.0%$55.16B$7.47B35.7415,800Positive NewsCTASCintas4.8051 of 5 stars$210.03+0.8%$224.54+6.9%-1.8%$84.64B$10.34B47.6348,300News CoveragePositive NewsFERGFerguson3.3122 of 5 stars$231.13-1.3%$220.64-4.5%+11.1%$45.58B$30.21B27.7535,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.7068 of 5 stars$263.43-1.1%$285.00+8.2%+30.2%$9.94B$4.56B26.036,800AMEAMETEK4.4077 of 5 stars$184.71-1.1%$208.00+12.6%+13.8%$42.66B$6.98B29.7421,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGGGGraco4.3025 of 5 stars$85.31-0.9%$94.50+10.8%+2.6%$14.14B$2.11B30.254,300Positive NewsIEXIDEX4.9778 of 5 stars$164.43-0.5%$201.71+22.7%-18.9%$12.38B$3.34B26.569,000Positive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works4.2843 of 5 stars$264.73-0.4%$260.67-1.5%+6.1%$77.17B$15.79B23.2044,000Positive NewsMCOMoody's4.6888 of 5 stars$509.79+0.1%$538.80+5.7%+7.0%$91.25B$7.09B43.3115,838Positive NewsMMCMarsh & McLennan Companies4.9471 of 5 stars$205.71-0.4%$238.76+16.1%-11.8%$101.13B$24.46B24.6790,000Positive NewsSPGIS&P Global4.8999 of 5 stars$548.61+0.2%$611.69+11.5%+4.9%$167.49B$14.21B42.2042,350Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cintas Alternatives Ferguson Alternatives Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives AMETEK Alternatives Graco Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Illinois Tool Works Alternatives Moody's Alternatives Marsh & McLennan Companies Alternatives S&P Global Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ROP) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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