Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ Reduces Stock Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ lowered its holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 75.5% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,114 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,440 shares during the quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ROP. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $1,112,873,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,553,932,000 after buying an additional 1,384,656 shares during the last quarter. OpenArc Corporate Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $367,567,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 194.6% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 772,347 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $343,795,000 after buying an additional 510,138 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 131.6% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 750,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $374,416,000 after buying an additional 426,648 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, June 8th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ:ROP opened at $364.20 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $305.96 and a 52 week high of $575.77. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $336.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $363.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.76 billion, a PE ratio of 22.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.76.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.78 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.30 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 21.800-22.050 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.74%.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

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.