WINTON GROUP Ltd Purchases New Stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 1,620 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $808,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 1.8% during the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 1,106 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $552,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 89.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 53 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 36.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 93 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 637 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $361,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Finally, L2 Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 481 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ROP. Robert W. Baird set a $550.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings lowered Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Roper Technologies from $539.00 to $398.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Melius Research lowered Roper Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $479.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Roper Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ ROP traded up $2.12 on Friday, hitting $348.90. The stock had a trading volume of 211,568 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,734,788. The company’s 50-day moving average is $373.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $441.28. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $313.07 and a one year high of $594.25. The stock has a market cap of $35.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 6th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.63%.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In other Roper Technologies news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. purchased 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $358.46 per share, with a total value of $501,844.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $501,844. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

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.