Rathbones Group PLC Trims Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Rathbones Group PLC trimmed its position in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 73.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,961 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 101,849 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $16,452,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ROP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Argus reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a 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 objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on Roper Technologies from $575.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Stock Up 0.3%

ROP opened at $324.08 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $348.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $387.75. The company has a market cap of $32.71 billion, a PE ratio of 20.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.81. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $305.96 and a 1 year high of $576.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.53.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. The firm 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $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 year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 22.74%.

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.