Clarkston Capital Partners LLC Makes New Investment in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Clarkston Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 5,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,270,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $1,112,873,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,553,932,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384,656 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Roper Technologies by 62.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,585,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $790,789,000 after buying an additional 610,089 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its holdings in Roper Technologies by 131.6% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 750,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $374,416,000 after buying an additional 426,648 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $200,009,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

ROP stock opened at $334.97 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The company has a market capitalization of $33.81 billion, a PE ratio of 20.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.77. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $305.96 and a 12-month high of $575.77. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $341.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $375.14.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. The firm 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%.Roper Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 22.74%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ROP has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $472.07.

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.