Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Director Sells $2,322,674.00 in Stock

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Director Richard Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total transaction of $2,322,674.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,423 shares in the company, valued at $2,679,703. This trade represents a 46.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Roper Technologies Stock Down 4.6%

Roper Technologies stock opened at $389.25 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The firm has a market cap of $39.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a fifty day moving average of $345.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $352.63. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $305.96 and a twelve month high of $556.23.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.29 by $0.09. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 30.24% and a return on equity of 11.36%. The business had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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, analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ROP has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho set a $355.00 price target on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Barclays dropped 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. Robert W. Baird set a $480.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, July 24th. 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. Finally, Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $468.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Private Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 195.8% in the first quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in Roper Technologies during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.