Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $467.1250.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ROP. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays dropped their target price on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday. They set a “market perform” rating and a $393.00 target price for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

ROP traded down $0.04 on Friday, reaching $355.90. The company had a trading volume of 860,759 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,204,048. Roper Technologies has a 1 year low of $305.96 and a 1 year high of $566.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.92 billion, a PE ratio of 22.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $336.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $360.89.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued 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. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.78 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies will post 21.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ROP. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $203,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 11.7% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,108 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,832,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter worth $137,000. Nebula Research & Development LLC acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the second quarter valued at $977,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 22.6% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 61,621 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,928,000 after buying an additional 11,372 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.