Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Sets New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $311.64 and last traded at $315.1780, with a volume of 127188 shares. The stock had previously closed at $323.94.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on ROP shares. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $385.00 target price (down from $550.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Melius Research lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $479.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Stock Down 3.0%

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $353.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $394.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of $31.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.61, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.81.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.78 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 6th were issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 6th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 22.74%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Field & Main Bank purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in Roper Technologies during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 195.8% during the first quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the third quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

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.