Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Sets New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $311.64 and last traded at $315.1780, with a volume of 127188 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $323.94.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ROP has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target 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. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Melius Research lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $479.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $31.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.61, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.53. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $353.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $394.46.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released 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. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The business’s revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.78 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 6th were given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 6th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 22.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ROP. Field & Main Bank bought a new stake in Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 195.8% in the 1st quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% 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.