WINTON GROUP Ltd Makes New $2.98 Million Investment in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 8,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,981,000.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 153.2% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,023 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,038,000 after acquiring an additional 3,644 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 24.8% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 73,729 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $24,949,000 after purchasing an additional 14,637 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 3,720 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Nykredit A S bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $16,074,000. Finally, Range Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Roper Technologies by 10.4% during the second quarter. Range Advisory LLC now owns 646 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $219,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Roper Technologies news, EVP John Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total value of $758,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,507,067.70. This trade represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total value of $2,322,674.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,423 shares in the company, valued at $2,679,703. This trade represents a 46.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research lowered Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $417.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Argus upgraded Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Roper Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Mizuho set a $355.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $466.94.

Roper Technologies Trading Down 0.0%

NASDAQ ROP opened at $388.52 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $388.87 and a 200 day moving average of $359.96. The company has a market capitalization of $38.42 billion, a PE ratio of 16.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.75. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $305.96 and a 1 year high of $521.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.51.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.29 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 30.24%.The company’s revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.87 earnings per share. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.150-22.300 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 5.750-5.800 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 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, October 21st. Investors of record on Friday, October 2nd will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.08%.

About Roper Technologies

Roper Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ:ROP) is a diversified technology company that develops and operates specialized businesses serving niche markets. Its portfolio primarily consists of software and technology-enabled businesses that provide products and services to commercial, government, healthcare, education, and other professional customers.

The company’s activities include vertical-market software, network and data-management software, and technology-enabled products. Its software businesses support functions such as healthcare operations, education administration, construction and engineering, legal and professional services, and enterprise workflow management.