Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for ROP

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Roper Technologies in a research note issued on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $20.91 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $20.94. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $19.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies’ Q3 2027 earnings at $5.77 EPS.

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. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 20.34%.The company had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.62 EPS. Roper Technologies’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Roper Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 5.110-5.160 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-19.950 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and set a $541.00 price target (down from $577.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $685.00 to $650.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Raymond James Financial dropped their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $570.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $577.83.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $444.41 on Monday. Roper Technologies has a 12-month low of $435.42 and a 12-month high of $595.17. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $485.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $530.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market cap of $47.83 billion, a PE ratio of 30.63, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.98.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be given a $0.91 dividend. This is a boost from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 25.09%.

Insider Transactions at Roper Technologies

In other Roper Technologies news, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn sold 30,000 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.57, for a total value of $13,307,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 87,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $38,728,540.27. The trade was a 25.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Amy Woods Brinkley purchased 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $450.71 per share, for a total transaction of $540,852.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 18,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,195,710.64. This represents a 7.07% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Roper Technologies in the second quarter worth $1,064,718,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 1st quarter worth about $894,764,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 92.3% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,401,048 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $826,030,000 after buying an additional 672,306 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 62.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,585,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $790,789,000 after buying an additional 610,089 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE raised its stake in Roper Technologies by 130.3% during the 3rd quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 896,161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $446,907,000 after buying an additional 507,083 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

Roper Technologies, Inc designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations.