Compass Capital Management Inc. Buys 8,582 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Compass Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 118,729 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,582 shares during the quarter. Roper Technologies accounts for approximately 2.9% of Compass Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Compass Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $52,850,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,553,932,000 after acquiring an additional 1,384,656 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,986,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,486,845,000 after acquiring an additional 46,697 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,641,573 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,172,099,000 after acquiring an additional 22,335 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $1,112,873,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,847,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $921,279,000 after acquiring an additional 37,766 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on ROP shares. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research raised Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Roper Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of ROP opened at $332.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $33.58 billion, a PE ratio of 20.78, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.77. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $305.96 and a 12 month high of $575.77. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $342.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $375.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.78 earnings per share. 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio 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.