Sei Investments Co. Lowers Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Sei Investments Co. decreased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 11.4% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 72,717 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 9,316 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $25,732,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ROP. Empire Life Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 38.5% during the 4th quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 45,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $20,261,000 after acquiring an additional 12,645 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 31.6% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 444,950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $198,061,000 after purchasing an additional 106,902 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,553,932,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 36.6% during the 4th quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC now owns 18,516 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $8,242,000 after buying an additional 4,966 shares during the period. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 94.7% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 9,519 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,229,000 after buying an additional 4,629 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ROP has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $480.00 price objective on Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday. Raymond James Financial downgraded Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research lowered Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, July 10th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $393.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $466.88.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Roper Technologies news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total value of $758,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 35,634 shares in the company, valued at $13,507,067.70. This represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the director owned 7,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,679,703. This represents a 46.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ROP opened at $390.92 on Wednesday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $305.96 and a 12 month high of $564.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.76. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $342.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $353.14.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.87 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 8th were issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 15.08%.

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.