Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 76.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 609 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,995 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $271,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.8% during the third quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 162,291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $80,933,000 after acquiring an additional 4,479 shares in the last quarter. ING Groep NV increased its holdings in Roper Technologies by 175.7% in the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 118,749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $59,219,000 after buying an additional 75,675 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Roper Technologies by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,273,387,000 after buying an additional 54,221 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $10,053,000. Finally, Machina Capital S.A.S. increased its holdings in Roper Technologies by 344.7% in the 3rd quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. now owns 7,351 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,666,000 after buying an additional 5,698 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on ROP shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target 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. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Roper Technologies stock opened at $325.53 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $305.96 and a 12 month high of $576.49. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $345.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $382.47. The firm has a market cap of $32.85 billion, a PE ratio of 20.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.77.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.78 EPS. 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 anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.74%.

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.