Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP Shares Purchased by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 32.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,315 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,013 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $6,141,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Roper Technologies by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,595 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,793,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 34,135 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,023,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167 shares during the last quarter. Invested Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $219,000. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 29.6% during the third quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,803 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $899,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 6.4% during the third quarter. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,993 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,485,000 after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Roper Technologies news, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $452.23 per share, with a total value of $4,522,300.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 97,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,006,953.53. The trade was a 11.45% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Amy Woods Brinkley bought 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 18,184 shares in the company, valued at $8,195,710.64. This represents a 7.07% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

ROP stock opened at $434.81 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $445.14 and a 200-day moving average of $497.14. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $427.89 and a 12-month high of $595.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company has a market cap of $46.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.97, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.94.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.11 by $0.03. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 20.34%.The business had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.62 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Roper Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 5.110-5.160 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-19.950 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is a boost from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.09%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on ROP. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $506.00 to $475.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Mizuho restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $419.00 price objective (down previously from $510.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded Roper Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $644.00 to $539.00 in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $650.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $562.07.

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.