Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP – Free Report) by 20.3% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 85,887 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,519 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $30,392,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ROP. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $203,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 11.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,108 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,832,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter valued at $137,000. Nebula Research & Development LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter valued at $977,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Roper Technologies by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 61,621 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,928,000 after buying an additional 11,372 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
ROP has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, July 10th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $393.00 target price for the company. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $397.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $407.00 to $417.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $468.00.
Roper Technologies Stock Up 0.7%
ROP stock opened at $391.97 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $39.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.55. The business’s 50-day moving average is $346.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $352.91. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $305.96 and a fifty-two week high of $556.23.
Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.29 by $0.09. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 30.24%.The business had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.87 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.150-22.300 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 5.750-5.800 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 earnings per share for the current year.
Roper Technologies Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 8th were given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 15.08%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Roper Technologies news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total transaction of $758,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,507,067.70. This represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total transaction of $2,322,674.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,423 shares in the company, valued at $2,679,703. The trade was a 46.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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.
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