Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Receives $468.00 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the nineteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $468.00.

Several research firms recently weighed in on ROP. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Roper Technologies from $540.00 to $526.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, June 8th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $407.00 to $417.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th.

Roper Technologies Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ ROP opened at $392.57 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $348.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $352.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.51. Roper Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $305.96 and a fifty-two week high of $549.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.62 billion, a PE ratio of 16.26, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.73.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.29 by $0.09. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 30.24%.The company had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.87 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.150-22.300 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 5.750-5.800 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Roper Technologies will post 22.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th were issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 15.08%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total transaction of $758,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 35,634 shares in the company, valued at $13,507,067.70. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total value of $2,322,674.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,679,703. The trade was a 46.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Roper Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ROP. Private Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 195.8% during the 1st quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the first quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the third quarter worth $40,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.