Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Decreases Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 73.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,722 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,676 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $767,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ROP. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 162,291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $80,933,000 after purchasing an additional 4,479 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 36.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 14,117 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,040,000 after purchasing an additional 3,773 shares during the period. ING Groep NV increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 175.7% in the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 118,749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $59,219,000 after purchasing an additional 75,675 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,273,387,000 after purchasing an additional 54,221 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $10,053,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 0.6%

NASDAQ ROP opened at $352.44 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 twelve month low of $313.07 and a twelve month high of $584.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.57 billion, a PE ratio of 22.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $354.83 and its 200 day moving average is $398.21.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.78 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, April 6th were given a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 6th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 22.74%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ROP has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $385.00 price objective (down from $550.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price objective on Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $472.07.

Roper Technologies 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.