Brokerages Set Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Price Target at $478.53

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation, seven have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $478.5333.

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group set a $500.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Raymond James Financial decreased their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Melius Research lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $479.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ROP opened at $351.73 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.77, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $421.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $471.61. Roper Technologies has a 12 month low of $343.92 and a 12 month high of $595.17.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.14 by $0.07. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 19.44%.The firm had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.81 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.300-21.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.950-5.000 EPS. Analysts expect that Roper Technologies will post 19.96 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In related news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. bought 1,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of $358.46 per share, with a total value of $501,844.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $501,844. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Amy Woods Brinkley purchased 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,195,710.64. The trade was a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 12,600 shares of company stock worth $5,564,996. Company insiders own 0.87% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Roper Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,064,718,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,553,932,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 62.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,585,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $790,789,000 after purchasing an additional 610,089 shares in the last quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE grew its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 130.3% in the third quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 896,161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $446,907,000 after purchasing an additional 507,083 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 555.4% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 542,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $307,290,000 after buying an additional 459,396 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.