Question 1

Do analysts recommend ROP or ADP?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $466.94, indicating a potential upside of 19.82%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus price target of $273.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.80%. Given Roper Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16 Automatic Data Processing 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15

Question 2

Is ROP or ADP a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 62.2% 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 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.

Question 3

Which has better valuation & earnings, ROP or ADP?

Accepted Answer

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 4.88 $1.54B $24.14 16.14 Automatic Data Processing $21.95B 4.82 $4.41B $10.94 24.32

Question 4

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ROP or ADP?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Is ROP or ADP more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 20.11%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 71.34% 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 20.11% 71.34% 6.73%

Question 6

Which has more volatility & risk, ROP or ADP?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 7

Does the media favor ROP or ADP?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 18 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 8 mentions for Roper Technologies. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Roper Technologies' score of 1.34 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Automatic Data Processing 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 8

Do analysts prefer PAYX or ROP?

Accepted Answer

Paychex presently has a consensus price target of $109.20, indicating a potential downside of 7.88%. Roper Technologies has a consensus price target of $466.94, indicating a potential upside of 19.82%. Given Roper Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Paychex. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paychex 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Roper Technologies 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16

Question 9

Is PAYX or ROP a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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 pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Question 10

Which has better valuation & earnings, PAYX or ROP?

Accepted Answer

Paychex has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Paychex $6.51B 6.47 $1.76B $4.89 24.24 Roper Technologies $7.90B 4.88 $1.54B $24.14 16.14

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Is PAYX or ROP more profitable?

Accepted Answer

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 Paychex 27.03% 50.90% 11.87% Roper Technologies 30.24% 11.36% 6.33%

Question 13

Which has more volatility and risk, PAYX or ROP?

Accepted Answer

Paychex has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 14

Does the media prefer PAYX or ROP?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Paychex had 10 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Paychex and 8 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Paychex's score of 1.30 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paychex 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Roper Technologies 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 15

Do analysts prefer ROP or AIT?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $466.94, suggesting a potential upside of 19.82%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $384.29, suggesting a potential upside of 6.97%. Given Roper Technologies' higher probable upside, equities 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16 Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Question 16

Is ROP or AIT a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.6% 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 Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Roper Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Question 17

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ROP or AIT?

Accepted Answer

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 4.88 $1.54B $24.14 16.14 Applied Industrial Technologies $4.97B 2.67 $414.52M $10.96 32.78

Question 18

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ROP or AIT?

Accepted Answer

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned 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.

Question 19

Is ROP or AIT more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.35%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.17% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Roper Technologies 30.24% 11.36% 6.33% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.35% 22.17% 13.43%

Question 20

Which has more volatility and risk, ROP or AIT?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 21

Does the media favor ROP or AIT?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 29 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 8 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 0.84 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 22

Do analysts recommend ROP or FERG?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $466.94, suggesting a potential upside of 19.82%. Ferguson has a consensus price target of $284.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.09%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Ferguson. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Roper Technologies 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16 Ferguson 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76

Question 23

Is ROP or FERG a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ferguson pays out 41.4% 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.

Question 24

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ROP or FERG?

Accepted Answer

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 Roper Technologies $7.90B 4.88 $1.54B $24.14 16.14 Ferguson $31.32B 1.52 $1.86B $8.60 28.53

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 26

Is ROP or FERG more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 6.82%. Ferguson's return on equity of 37.24% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Roper Technologies 30.24% 11.36% 6.33% Ferguson 6.82% 37.24% 12.31%

Question 27

Which has more volatility and risk, ROP or FERG?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Question 28

Does the media refer more to ROP or FERG?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Ferguson had 17 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Ferguson and 8 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ferguson's score of 0.62 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ferguson 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 29

Do analysts prefer ROP or IEX?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $466.94, suggesting a potential upside of 19.82%. IDEX has a consensus target price of $260.80, suggesting a potential upside of 8.48%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16 IDEX 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80

Question 30

Is ROP or IEX a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX 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 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.

Question 31

Which has better earnings & valuation, ROP or IEX?

Accepted Answer

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 4.88 $1.54B $24.14 16.14 IDEX $3.46B 5.13 $483.20M $6.95 34.59

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 33

Is ROP or IEX more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% compared to IDEX's net margin of 14.49%. IDEX's return on equity of 15.69% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Roper Technologies 30.24% 11.36% 6.33% IDEX 14.49% 15.69% 9.10%

Question 34

Which has more volatility & risk, ROP or IEX?

Accepted Answer

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 35

Does the media favor ROP or IEX?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Roper Technologies and Roper Technologies both had 8 articles in the media. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat IDEX's score of 1.14 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IDEX 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Metric	Roper Technologies	Software Industry	Technology Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$38.54B	$15.39B	$30.43B	$13.02B
Dividend Yield	0.91%	3.42%	2.72%	10.42%
P/E Ratio	16.14	126.96	75.51	25.46
Price / Sales	4.88	1,305.55	600.69	98.16
Price / Cash	13.99	45.53	53.35	38.47
Price / Book	2.11	8.62	8.36	6.52
Net Income	$1.54B	$435.62M	$679.85M	$347.22M
7 Day Performance	-3.51%	-0.40%	1.38%	1.62%
1 Month Performance	7.32%	2.80%	4.61%	2.85%
1 Year Performance	-26.42%	5.99%	200.70%	21.23%

Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ROP Roper Technologies	4.5308 of 5 stars	$389.71 -2.4%	$466.94 +19.8%	-24.6%	$38.54B	$7.90B	16.14	19,400	Positive News
ADP Automatic Data Processing	4.4798 of 5 stars	$273.67 +0.9%	$273.50 -0.1%	-9.6%	$108.72B	$21.95B	25.02	67,000	News Coverage Positive News
PAYX Paychex	2.4655 of 5 stars	$121.18 +0.9%	$108.20 -10.7%	-11.7%	$43.10B	$6.51B	24.78	17,600	Positive News
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies	4.4876 of 5 stars	$358.43 -0.4%	$336.71 -6.1%	+41.8%	$13.25B	$4.56B	33.85	6,800	Earnings Report Ex-Dividend Analyst Forecast
FERG Ferguson	4.6199 of 5 stars	$263.76 +2.8%	$277.21 +5.1%	+5.8%	$51.15B	$31.32B	30.67	35,000	Earnings Report

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Is ROP or ADP a better dividend stock?

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Which has better valuation & earnings, ROP or ADP?

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Is PAYX or ROP more profitable?

Do analysts prefer PAYX or ROP?

Which has better valuation & earnings, PAYX or ROP?

Is PAYX or ROP a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, PAYX or ROP?

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Does the media favor ROP or AIT?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ROP or AIT?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ROP or AIT?

Is ROP or AIT a better dividend stock?

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Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ROP or FERG?

Is ROP or FERG a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend ROP or FERG?

Which has more volatility and risk, ROP or FERG?

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

Is ROP or FERG more profitable?

Does the media refer more to ROP or FERG?

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Which has more volatility & risk, ROP or IEX?

Do analysts prefer ROP or IEX?

Is ROP or IEX more profitable?

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