Applied Finance Capital Management LLC Purchases 11,047 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Applied Finance Capital Management LLC raised its position in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 19.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 68,589 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 11,047 shares during the period. Roper Technologies accounts for 1.8% of Applied Finance Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $24,271,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $203,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position 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 valued at $1,832,000 after buying an additional 326 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the second quarter worth about $137,000. Nebula Research & Development LLC purchased a new position in Roper Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $977,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Roper Technologies by 22.6% in the second 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 last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ROP shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Roper Technologies in a report on Friday. They set a “market perform” rating and a $393.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research 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 report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $467.12.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Roper Technologies stock opened at $355.90 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $336.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $360.26. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $305.96 and a 52 week high of $566.24. The stock 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. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.78 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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 forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.