Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP – Free Report) by 14.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 11,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 1,470 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $5,075,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,553,932,000 after buying an additional 1,384,656 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,986,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,486,845,000 after buying an additional 46,697 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,273,387,000 after buying an additional 54,221 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,847,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $921,279,000 after buying an additional 37,766 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,677,331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $836,468,000 after buying an additional 181,243 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have commented on ROP shares. Mizuho reduced their target price on Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $457.00 to $397.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Roper Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $472.07.
Roper Technologies Stock Down 2.6%
Shares of Roper Technologies stock opened at $343.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $354.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $398.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.44, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.81. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $313.07 and a twelve month high of $584.03.
Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 earnings per share for the current year.
Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, April 6th were issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 6th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 22.74%.
Roper Technologies 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.
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