Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP Shares Sold by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC trimmed its stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 22.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,510 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 2,205 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $2,657,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.7% during the first quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 6,063 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,145,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 57,025 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $20,158,000 after acquiring an additional 2,195 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its position in Roper Technologies by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. grew its position in Roper Technologies by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 5,281 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,869,000 after acquiring an additional 620 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eads & Heald Wealth Management increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 8.4% during the first quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management now owns 2,519 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $891,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on ROP shares. Barclays reduced their price target on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective 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 reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $467.12.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $363.14 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $336.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $357.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The company has a market capitalization of $36.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.76. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $305.96 and a 52-week high of $566.24.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.78 EPS. 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 predict that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.74%.

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.