New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 7,000 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

New York State Common Retirement Fund decreased its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 116,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 7,000 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $58,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,896,899 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,176,798,000 after purchasing an additional 179,646 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 2.1% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,940,058 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,800,222,000 after buying an additional 101,033 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 1.1% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,574,503 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,453,557,000 after buying an additional 27,386 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter worth $1,064,718,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.2% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,496,088 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $848,043,000 after acquiring an additional 17,503 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Argus reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial cut their target price on Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ:ROP opened at $365.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.29 billion, a PE ratio of 25.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.94. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $345.93 and a 1-year high of $595.17. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $433.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $482.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.14 by $0.07. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 19.44% and a return on equity of 10.99%. The firm had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.81 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.300-21.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.950-5.000 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 2nd. This is an increase from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 25.63%.

Key Headlines Impacting Roper Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Roper Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: Roper beat EPS expectations ($5.21 vs. $5.14) and provided FY2026 and Q1 guidance, which supports earnings visibility. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Organic growth and M&A firepower: Management cites 10%+ revenue growth in 2025 and roughly $5B of M&A capacity — positive for upside through tuck?ins or larger buys. Roper sees 10% revenue growth, $5B M&A firepower
• Positive Sentiment: Capital return and valuation discussion: Recent coverage highlights a $500M buyback and valuation re?rating potential after earnings and recent acquisitions. Valuation after earnings and buyback
• Neutral Sentiment: Some firms reaffirmed non?buy ratings (e.g., Argus hold / Oppenheimer market perform prior to later downgrades), keeping mixed analyst sentiment in play. Analyst notes (Argus/Oppenheimer)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple downgrades and price?target cuts: Stifel and others downgraded ROP after a second consecutive revenue miss; several shops (JPMorgan, RBC, Mizuho, Melius) cut price targets or moved to underweight/underperform. Stifel downgrade after revenue miss
• Negative Sentiment: Oppenheimer lowered its rating on ROP, contributing to downward momentum among institutional analysts. Oppenheimer downgrades Roper
• Negative Sentiment: Price target cuts pressured the stock and led to a 52?week low mention in coverage; JPM lowered its PT to $397 (underweight) and RBC to $398 (sector perform), while Mizuho moved to an underperform with a $365 PT. Price target cuts (Benzinga/The Fly)
• Negative Sentiment: Melius Research cut its rating, adding to the consensus of increased caution among analysts. Melius Research lowers rating

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Roper Technologies news, Director Amy Woods Brinkley purchased 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,184 shares in the company, valued at $8,195,710.64. This represents a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,728,540.27. The trade was a 25.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.