Royal Bank Of Canada Lowers Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Price Target to $398.00

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) had its price objective cut by investment analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $539.00 to $398.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a “sector perform” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 9.04% from the company’s current price.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on ROP. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Roper Technologies from $600.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Raymond James Financial reduced their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 24th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $572.00 to $507.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Roper Technologies from $575.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Roper Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of Roper Technologies stock opened at $365.00 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The stock has a market cap of $39.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.70, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $433.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $482.04. Roper Technologies has a 1 year low of $345.93 and a 1 year high of $595.17.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.14 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 19.44% and a return on equity of 10.99%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.81 earnings per share. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.300-21.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.950-5.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Roper Technologies will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Roper Technologies news, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.57, for a total value of $13,307,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 87,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $38,728,540.27. This represents a 25.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Amy Woods Brinkley purchased 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 18,184 shares in the company, valued at $8,195,710.64. This represents a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Roper Technologies during the second quarter valued at $1,064,718,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,553,932,000 after buying an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 62.5% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 130.3% during the 3rd quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 896,161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $446,907,000 after buying an additional 507,083 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 555.4% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 542,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $307,290,000 after acquiring an additional 459,396 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Roper Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: Roper beat EPS expectations ($5.21 vs. $5.14) and provided FY2026 and Q1 guidance, which supports earnings visibility. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Organic growth and M&A firepower: Management cites 10%+ revenue growth in 2025 and roughly $5B of M&A capacity — positive for upside through tuck‑ins or larger buys. Roper sees 10% revenue growth, $5B M&A firepower
• Positive Sentiment: Capital return and valuation discussion: Recent coverage highlights a $500M buyback and valuation re‑rating potential after earnings and recent acquisitions. Valuation after earnings and buyback
• Neutral Sentiment: Some firms reaffirmed non‑buy ratings (e.g., Argus hold / Oppenheimer market perform prior to later downgrades), keeping mixed analyst sentiment in play. Analyst notes (Argus/Oppenheimer)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple downgrades and price‑target cuts: Stifel and others downgraded ROP after a second consecutive revenue miss; several shops (JPMorgan, RBC, Mizuho, Melius) cut price targets or moved to underweight/underperform. Stifel downgrade after revenue miss
• Negative Sentiment: Oppenheimer lowered its rating on ROP, contributing to downward momentum among institutional analysts. Oppenheimer downgrades Roper
• Negative Sentiment: Price target cuts pressured the stock and led to a 52‑week low mention in coverage; JPM lowered its PT to $397 (underweight) and RBC to $398 (sector perform), while Mizuho moved to an underperform with a $365 PT. Price target cuts (Benzinga/The Fly)
• Negative Sentiment: Melius Research cut its rating, adding to the consensus of increased caution among analysts. Melius Research lowers rating

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.