Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $472.0667.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ROP shares. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Zacks Research downgraded Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Barclays decreased 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. Finally, 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 report on Friday, April 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 195.8% in the first quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

ROP opened at $364.20 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $336.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $363.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.75, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.76. Roper Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $305.96 and a fifty-two 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) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.78 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Roper Technologies will post 21.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business 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 $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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.