Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors

Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Roper Technologies. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roper Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 10 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 3 mentions for Roper Technologies. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.55 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Cognizant Technology Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $64.43, suggesting a potential upside of 13.54%. Roper Technologies has a consensus price target of $466.94, suggesting a potential upside of 31.90%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 10.26%. Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity of 17.70% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 28.4% 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. Cognizant Technology Solutions has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

Cognizant Technology Solutions 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 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers 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%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Roper Technologies pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 94.4% 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 raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Paychex has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Roper Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $466.94, indicating a potential upside of 31.90%. Paychex has a consensus price target of $127.59, indicating a potential upside of 28.49%. Given Roper Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Paychex.

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Paychex had 69 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Paychex and 3 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Paychex's score of 0.32 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Paychex's net margin of 27.35%. Paychex's return on equity of 52.78% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Paychex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company 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.

93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Roper Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $466.94, suggesting a potential upside of 31.90%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus target price of $92.63, suggesting a potential upside of 18.75%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than SS&C Technologies.

In the previous week, SS&C Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for SS&C Technologies and 3 mentions for Roper Technologies. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.55 indicating that SS&C Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Roper Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SS&C Technologies. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SS&C Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.24% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 13.16%. SS&C Technologies' return on equity of 21.20% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. SS&C Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.20 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. SS&C Technologies pays out 34.5% 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 33 consecutive years and SS&C Technologies has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

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.

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

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Roper Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $466.94, indicating a potential upside of 31.90%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $400.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.55%. Given Roper Technologies' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

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.

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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 raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Roper Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 3 mentions for Roper Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.55 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.