Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors $551.08 -0.22 (-0.04%) Closing price 04/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$551.90 +0.82 (+0.15%) As of 04/23/2025 07:51 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 FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ROP vs. ETN, EMR, AME, ROK, AYI, ENPH, GNRC, FELE, BDC, and ENSShould you be buying Roper Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Roper Technologies include Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Generac (GNRC), Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), and EnerSys (ENS). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Roper Technologies vs. Eaton Emerson Electric AMETEK Rockwell Automation Acuity Brands Enphase Energy Generac Franklin Electric Belden EnerSys Eaton (NYSE:ETN) and Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, ETN or ROP? Eaton has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ETN or ROP? 83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Roper Technologies shares are held 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. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ETN or ROP? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton$24.88B4.34$3.79B$9.5029.02Roper Technologies$7.04B8.41$1.55B$14.3438.43 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ETN or ROP? Eaton received 361 more outperform votes than Roper Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.24% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 65.39% of users gave Roper Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEatonOutperform Votes92666.24% Underperform Votes47233.76% Roper TechnologiesOutperform Votes56565.39% Underperform Votes29934.61% Do analysts rate ETN or ROP? Eaton currently has a consensus target price of $350.22, indicating a potential upside of 27.02%. Roper Technologies has a consensus target price of $620.73, indicating a potential upside of 12.64%. Given Eaton's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Eaton is more favorable than Roper Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eaton 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Roper Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Does the media favor ETN or ROP? In the previous week, Eaton had 29 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Eaton and 32 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Eaton's score of 1.16 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eaton 45 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Roper Technologies 26 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ETN or ROP 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 Eaton15.25% 22.62% 11.10% Roper Technologies 22.01%10.79%6.45% Is ETN or ROP a better dividend stock? Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eaton pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 23.0% 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. SummaryEaton beats Roper Technologies on 11 of the 21 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$59.18B$17.28B$22.06B$18.66BDividend Yield0.59%1.04%3.02%4.16%P/E Ratio38.4323.1840.4231.63Price / Sales8.414.452,379.9727.49Price / Cash22.2618.5034.6917.53Price / Book3.133.415.864.36Net Income$1.55B$492.30M$737.22M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.11%4.29%1.93%1.58%1 Month Performance-4.43%-11.72%-5.55%-7.33%1 Year Performance2.43%-6.66%52,702.47%1.81% Roper Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROPRoper Technologies3.5938 of 5 stars$551.080.0%$620.73+12.6%+2.1%$59.18B$7.04B38.4315,800News CoveragePositive NewsETNEaton4.621 of 5 stars$279.97+0.9%$355.06+26.8%-11.9%$109.68B$24.88B29.4791,900Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsGap UpEMREmerson Electric4.8904 of 5 stars$101.69+1.2%$132.39+30.2%-7.9%$57.34B$17.55B24.2785,500Analyst UpgradePositive NewsGap UpAMEAMETEK4.4092 of 5 stars$162.42+2.2%$198.60+22.3%-9.8%$37.48B$6.94B27.3919,600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpROKRockwell Automation4.9224 of 5 stars$235.17+2.5%$300.63+27.8%-13.2%$26.59B$8.09B29.2926,000Positive NewsGap UpAYIAcuity Brands4.5591 of 5 stars$240.96+0.5%$317.60+31.8%-8.3%$7.45B$3.96B17.7413,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.5665 of 5 stars$54.75+5.5%$88.49+61.6%-60.2%$7.25B$1.33B73.992,820Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownGNRCGenerac4.5956 of 5 stars$114.49+3.8%$175.60+53.4%-19.1%$6.83B$4.30B21.209,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpFELEFranklin Electric4.1264 of 5 stars$89.56+0.2%$97.50+8.9%-15.2%$4.10B$2.02B23.266,500Upcoming EarningsGap UpBDCBelden4.7577 of 5 stars$94.57+1.2%$128.20+35.6%+15.0%$3.81B$2.46B19.667,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpENSEnerSys4.3063 of 5 stars$83.21+0.8%$117.50+41.2%-8.6%$3.28B$3.55B10.3011,400Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Eaton Alternatives Emerson Electric Alternatives AMETEK Alternatives Rockwell Automation Alternatives Acuity Brands Alternatives Enphase Energy Alternatives Generac Alternatives Franklin Electric Alternatives Belden Alternatives EnerSys 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 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowMy friends Joel and Adam have a simple motto: "For us, it's always a bull market." 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