Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $572.1429.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ROP shares. Barclays reduced their price objective on Roper Technologies from $506.00 to $475.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $541.00 price target (down previously from $577.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $600.00 to $510.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Roper Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $644.00 to $539.00 in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 31st.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Amy Woods Brinkley acquired 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 18,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,195,710.64. This trade represents a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $452.23 per share, for a total transaction of $4,522,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 97,311 shares in the company, valued at $44,006,953.53. This trade represents a 11.45% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.87% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ROP. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.8% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,092,444 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,531,691,000 after buying an additional 195,545 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 9.2% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,963,540 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,515,984,000 after purchasing an additional 500,764 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 0.4% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,171,740 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,049,155,000 after buying an additional 20,238 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,986,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,486,845,000 after buying an additional 46,697 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,574,503 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,453,557,000 after acquiring an additional 27,386 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Roper Technologies Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Roper Technologies stock traded up $1.91 on Wednesday, reaching $451.25. 31,175 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 761,518. Roper Technologies has a one year low of $435.42 and a one year high of $595.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company has a 50-day moving average of $455.04 and a 200 day moving average of $507.91. The company has a market capitalization of $48.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.07, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.94.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.11 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.02 billion. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 20.34% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.62 earnings per share. Roper Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 5.110-5.160 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-19.950 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This is a positive change from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.74%.

About Roper Technologies

Roper Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: ROP) is a diversified technology company that acquires and manages businesses delivering specialized software, engineered products and data-driven analytics to niche markets. Its subsidiaries develop enterprise and cloud-based software, scientific and analytical instruments, industrial and medical devices, and other applied technologies designed to solve specific operational, regulatory and commercial challenges for customers. The company emphasizes recurring revenue streams from software licenses, subscriptions and service contracts alongside sales of hardware and instruments.

Roper operates a decentralized operating model in which acquired businesses retain entrepreneurial autonomy while benefiting from centralized capital allocation, legal and financial support.