BNP Paribas Financial Markets Increases Position in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 31.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 444,950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 106,902 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $198,061,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 5,377 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,393,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $1,112,873,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $8,443,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $383,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 66.0% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 561 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on ROP shares. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler increased their target price 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. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of Roper Technologies stock opened at $325.53 on Friday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $305.96 and a 1 year high of $576.49. 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 $32.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.33, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s fifty day moving average is $345.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $382.95.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.78 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 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.