AXQ Capital LP Sells 1,742 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

AXQ Capital LP decreased its holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 59.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,190 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,742 shares during the period. AXQ Capital LP’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $530,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ROP. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake 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 worth $1,832,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $137,000. Nebula Research & Development LLC bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $977,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 22.6% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 61,621 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,928,000 after purchasing an additional 11,372 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ROP. Zacks Research upgraded Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:ROP opened at $331.70 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $33.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.77. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $305.96 and a 1 year high of $576.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $344.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $380.12.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.