Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP trimmed its stake in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP – Free Report) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 57,143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,682 shares during the quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP owned about 0.05% of Roper Technologies worth $25,436,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $1,112,873,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. OpenArc Corporate Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $367,567,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 62.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,585,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $790,789,000 after buying an additional 610,089 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 131.6% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 750,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $374,416,000 after buying an additional 426,648 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
ROP has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, June 8th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Roper Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $472.07.
Roper Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of Roper Technologies stock opened at $334.97 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $341.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $375.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.92, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.77. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $305.96 and a 52 week high of $575.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.53.
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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. Roper Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.78 EPS. 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, equities research analysts predict that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 EPS for the current year.
Roper Technologies Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.74%.
About Roper Technologies
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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