Does the media favor ROP or ADP?

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Automatic Data Processing. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 35 mentions for Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Roper Technologies 23 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Automatic Data Processing 25 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to ROP or PAYX?

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 11 more articles in the media than Paychex. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 30 mentions for Paychex. Paychex's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that Paychex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Roper Technologies 23 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paychex 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer FERG or ROP?

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Ferguson. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 37 mentions for Ferguson. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Ferguson's score of 0.89 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 20 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Roper Technologies 23 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IEX or ROP?

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 IDEX $3.46B 4.78 $483.20M $6.76 33.01 Roper Technologies $7.90B 4.69 $1.54B $24.14 15.22

Is IEX or ROP more profitable?

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% 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 IDEX 14.38% 15.29% 8.89% Roper Technologies 30.24% 11.36% 6.33%

Does the media prefer IEX or ROP?

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 18 more articles in the media than IDEX. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 23 mentions for IDEX. IDEX's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that IDEX is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IDEX 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Roper Technologies 23 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors

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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?

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

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% 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
Roper Technologies	30.24%	11.36%	6.33%
Automatic Data Processing	20.12%	68.82%	6.78%

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 63.4% 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 Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 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 higher revenue and earnings than Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Automatic Data Processing, 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	4.69	$1.54B	$24.14	15.22
Automatic Data Processing	$20.56B	4.86	$4.08B	$10.72	23.33

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Automatic Data Processing. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 35 mentions for Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Roper Technologies	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Automatic Data Processing	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Roper Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $466.88, indicating a potential upside of 27.10%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus target price of $256.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Automatic Data Processing	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

Summary

Automatic Data Processing beats Roper Technologies on 11 of the 19 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Paychex's net margin of 27.03%. Paychex's return on equity of 50.90% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roper Technologies	30.24%	11.36%	6.33%
Paychex	27.03%	50.90%	11.87%

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 97.3% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Paychex has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Paychex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	4.69	$1.54B	$24.14	15.22
Paychex	$6.51B	6.20	$1.76B	$4.89	23.22

Roper Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $466.88, suggesting a potential upside of 27.10%. Paychex has a consensus target price of $107.53, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. Given Roper Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Paychex	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 11 more articles in the media than Paychex. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 30 mentions for Paychex. Paychex's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that Paychex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Roper Technologies	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paychex	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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?

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

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

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% 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
Applied Industrial Technologies	8.34%	21.64%	12.91%
Roper Technologies	30.24%	11.36%	6.33%

Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 31 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 10 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Applied Industrial Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roper Technologies	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Roper Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Applied Industrial Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $336.71, suggesting a potential downside of 3.01%. Roper Technologies has a consensus target price of $466.88, suggesting a potential upside of 27.10%. Given Roper Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Industrial Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

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
Applied Industrial Technologies	$4.56B	2.81	$392.99M	$10.59	32.78
Roper Technologies	$7.90B	4.69	$1.54B	$24.14	15.22

Summary

Applied Industrial Technologies beats Roper 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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 1.0%. Ferguson pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% 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.

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	1.43	$1.86B	$8.60	26.79
Roper Technologies	$7.90B	4.69	$1.54B	$24.14	15.22

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% 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	30.24%	11.36%	6.33%

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Ferguson. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 37 mentions for Ferguson. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Ferguson's score of 0.89 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	20 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roper Technologies	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ferguson has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Ferguson currently has a consensus price target of $277.21, indicating a potential upside of 20.34%. Roper Technologies has a consensus price target of $466.88, indicating a potential upside of 27.10%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Summary

Ferguson and Roper Technologies tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roper Technologies compare to IDEX?

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

IDEX currently has a consensus price target of $244.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.35%. Roper Technologies has a consensus price target of $466.88, indicating a potential upside of 27.10%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than IDEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Roper Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

IDEX has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

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
IDEX	$3.46B	4.78	$483.20M	$6.76	33.01
Roper Technologies	$7.90B	4.69	$1.54B	$24.14	15.22

IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. IDEX pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% 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. IDEX has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Roper Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. IDEX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% 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
IDEX	14.38%	15.29%	8.89%
Roper Technologies	30.24%	11.36%	6.33%

98.0% of IDEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDEX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 18 more articles in the media than IDEX. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Roper Technologies and 23 mentions for IDEX. IDEX's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that IDEX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IDEX	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roper Technologies	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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

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Metric	Roper Technologies	Industrial Measurement Instruments & Related Products Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$37.07B	$15.02B	$37.12B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	0.99%	0.64%	3.17%	9.41%
P/E Ratio	15.22	15.22	168.05	23.63
Price / Sales	4.69	4.74	596.19	111.98
Price / Cash	12.87	8.54	43.40	58.78
Price / Book	1.98	3.35	9.07	6.01
Net Income	$1.54B	$81.56M	$1.07B	$331.99M
7 Day Performance	1.16%	-1.46%	-1.81%	-0.63%
1 Month Performance	8.58%	-3.40%	-3.68%	-3.04%
1 Year Performance	-34.76%	6.04%	133.84%	13.30%

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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	4.304 of 5 stars	$367.34 +3.4%	$466.88 +27.1%	-34.8%	$37.07B	$7.90B	15.22	19,400	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Up
ADP Automatic Data Processing	4.1906 of 5 stars	$255.24 0.0%	$248.64 -2.6%	-19.0%	$102.03B	$20.56B	23.81	67,000	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
PAYX Paychex	2.9056 of 5 stars	$115.20 +0.7%	$106.40 -7.6%	-23.3%	$41.28B	$6.51B	23.56	19,000	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies	3.9942 of 5 stars	$335.38 -0.3%	$329.57 -1.7%	+27.7%	$12.40B	$4.56B	31.67	6,800	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast
FERG Ferguson	4.7035 of 5 stars	$229.04 -1.3%	$277.21 +21.0%	+2.8%	$44.42B	$31.32B	26.63	35,000	Trending News

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Is ROP or ADP more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ROP or ADP?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ROP or ADP?

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Is ROP or PAYX more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, ROP or PAYX?

Is ROP or PAYX a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ROP or PAYX?

Which has better earnings & valuation, ROP or PAYX?

Do analysts recommend ROP or PAYX?

Does the media refer more to ROP or PAYX?

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How does Roper Technologies compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

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

Is AIT or ROP more profitable?

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Does the media favor AIT or ROP?

Is AIT or ROP a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend AIT or ROP?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AIT or ROP?

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How does Roper Technologies compare to Ferguson?

Is FERG or ROP a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FERG or ROP?

Is FERG or ROP more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FERG or ROP?

Does the media prefer FERG or ROP?

Which has more risk & volatility, FERG or ROP?

Do analysts recommend FERG or ROP?

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How does Roper Technologies compare to IDEX?

Do analysts rate IEX or ROP?

Which has more risk and volatility, IEX or ROP?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IEX or ROP?

Is IEX or ROP a better dividend stock?

Is IEX or ROP more profitable?

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

Does the media prefer IEX or ROP?

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