Running Oak Capital LLC Buys 1,684 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Running Oak Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 30,147 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,684 shares during the period. Running Oak Capital LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $15,034,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ROP. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 11.7% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,108 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,832,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in Roper Technologies by 5.1% in the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 9,253 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,245,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Roper Technologies by 5.4% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,230 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,965,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 14.2% during the second quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 401 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In other news, Director Amy Woods Brinkley purchased 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $450.71 per share, for a total transaction of $540,852.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 18,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,195,710.64. This represents a 7.07% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn sold 30,000 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.57, for a total value of $13,307,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 87,311 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $38,728,540.27. The trade was a 25.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.87% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on ROP shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $500.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Raymond James Financial reduced their price objective on 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. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $385.00 price objective (down from $550.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Barclays cut their target price on Roper Technologies from $475.00 to $409.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $550.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Stock Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:ROP opened at $372.61 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $40.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.93. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $345.93 and a twelve month high of $595.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $430.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $478.68.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.14 by $0.07. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 19.44% and a return on equity of 10.99%. The company had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue 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. Analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd were issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 2nd. This is a positive change from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.63%.

Roper Technologies 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.