Barclays Cuts Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Price Target to $380.00

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) had its price objective trimmed by Barclays from $409.00 to $380.00 in a research report released on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an underweight rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

ROP has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $600.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Roper Technologies from $457.00 to $397.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $476.60.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ROP stock opened at $357.88 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $36.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.20, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $351.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $422.46. Roper Technologies has a twelve month low of $313.07 and a twelve month high of $590.50.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released 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. The company had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 19.44% and a return on equity of 10.99%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.81 EPS. 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. Research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, April 6th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.63%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Roper Technologies news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. acquired 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $358.46 per share, for a total transaction of $501,844.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 1,400 shares in the company, valued at $501,844. This trade represents a ? increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 162,291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $80,933,000 after acquiring an additional 4,479 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 36.5% during the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 14,117 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,040,000 after acquiring an additional 3,773 shares during the last quarter. ING Groep NV increased its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 175.7% in the third quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 118,749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $59,219,000 after purchasing an additional 75,675 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,273,387,000 after buying an additional 54,221 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $10,053,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.