Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors

Cognizant Technology Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.49%. Roper Technologies has a consensus target price of $469.41, suggesting a potential downside of 3.16%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than Roper Technologies.

In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 6 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 12 mentions for Roper Technologies. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.68 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 14.4% 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. Cognizant Technology Solutions has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Roper Technologies has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

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.

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 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.71% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.75%. Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity of 17.72% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

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

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.

Paychex currently has a consensus price target of $115.93, suggesting a potential downside of 0.75%. Roper Technologies has a consensus price target of $469.41, suggesting a potential downside of 3.16%. Given Paychex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Paychex is more favorable than Roper Technologies.

83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Paychex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.71% compared to Paychex's net margin of 27.35%. Paychex's return on equity of 52.78% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. 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 pays out 14.4% 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 33 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Paychex. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Roper Technologies and 11 mentions for Paychex. Paychex's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.68 indicating that Paychex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Paychex has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Roper Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $469.41, suggesting a potential downside of 3.16%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $380.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.27%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Roper Technologies.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.71% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.38%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.68% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Roper Technologies pays out 14.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.1% 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 33 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 longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Roper Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Roper Technologies and 4 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.68 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

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

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Broadridge Financial Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Broadridge Financial Solutions and 12 mentions for Roper Technologies. Broadridge Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Roper Technologies' score of 0.68 indicating that Broadridge Financial Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 30.71% compared to Broadridge Financial Solutions' net margin of 13.94%. Broadridge Financial Solutions' return on equity of 40.32% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

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

Broadridge Financial Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $212.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.32%. Roper Technologies has a consensus target price of $469.41, suggesting a potential downside of 3.16%. Given Broadridge Financial Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Broadridge Financial Solutions is more favorable than Roper Technologies.

90.0% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned 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.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Broadridge Financial Solutions pays an annual dividend of $4.36 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 0.8%. Broadridge Financial Solutions pays out 48.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 14.4% 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. Broadridge Financial Solutions has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Roper Technologies has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years.