Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP – Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $472.0667.
ROP has been the topic of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th.
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Roper Technologies Stock Performance
Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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, equities research analysts expect that Roper Technologies will post 21.94 earnings per share for the current year.
Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 22.74%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ROP. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,553,932,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,092,005 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,266,604,000 after purchasing an additional 105,250 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.9% in the fourth 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 buying an additional 22,335 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,112,873,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,861,975 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $828,821,000 after buying an additional 184,644 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.
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.
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