Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors

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

Is ROP or ETN more profitable?

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 22.01% compared to Eaton's net margin of 15.25%. Eaton's return on equity of 22.62% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roper Technologies	22.01%	10.79%	6.45%
Eaton	15.25%	22.62%	11.10%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ROP or ETN?

Eaton received 366 more outperform votes than Roper Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.31% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 65.33% of users gave Roper Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Roper Technologies	Outperform Votes 571 65.33%	Underperform Votes 303 34.67%
Eaton	Outperform Votes 937 66.31%	Underperform Votes 476 33.69%

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

93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ROP or ETN?

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Roper Technologies. Eaton 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
Roper Technologies	$7.24B	8.50	$1.55B	$13.86	41.28
Eaton	$25.31B	5.01	$3.79B	$9.91	32.73

Does the media refer more to ROP or ETN?

In the previous week, Eaton had 32 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Eaton and 13 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Eaton's score of 1.49 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Eaton	36 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ROP or ETN?

Roper Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $632.36, indicating a potential upside of 10.52%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $368.78, indicating a potential upside of 13.71%. Given Eaton's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eaton is more favorable than Roper Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roper Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Eaton	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Is ROP or ETN a better dividend stock?

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Roper Technologies pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 42.0% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ROP or ETN?

Roper Technologies has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Roper Technologies and Eaton tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.