UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp decreased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP – Free Report) by 73.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,222 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 8,926 shares during the period. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $1,140,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $203,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 11.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,108 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,832,000 after buying an additional 326 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $137,000. Nebula Research & Development LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $977,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 61,621 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,928,000 after acquiring an additional 11,372 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
ROP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday. They set a “market perform” rating and a $393.00 price objective on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued 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 $467.12.
Roper Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:ROP opened at $355.90 on Monday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $305.96 and a 12 month 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 company’s fifty day simple moving average is $336.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $360.26. The firm has a market cap of $35.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.23, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.76.
Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.78 earnings per share. 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, Inc. will post 21.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Roper Technologies Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. 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.
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