Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for ROP

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Roper Technologies in a report issued on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $4.97 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $4.96. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $19.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $5.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $20.60 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.73 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on ROP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $470.00 to $561.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Barclays restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, April 28th. William Blair began coverage on Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, May 5th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Roper Technologies from $685.00 to $650.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $655.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, April 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $632.36.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:ROP opened at $566.18 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $60.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.48, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $565.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $558.14. Roper Technologies has a 52 week low of $499.47 and a 52 week high of $595.17.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $4.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.74 by $0.04. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 22.01% and a return on equity of 10.79%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.41 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,717,253 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,318,678,000 after purchasing an additional 142,150 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Roper Technologies by 9.2% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,963,540 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,515,984,000 after buying an additional 500,764 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 0.4% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,171,740 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,049,155,000 after buying an additional 20,238 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,476,210 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,284,242,000 after buying an additional 29,184 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $914,052,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 8th will be given a $0.825 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 23.81%.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

Roper Technologies, Inc designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations.