Hikari Power Ltd Takes $20.30 Million Position in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Hikari Power Ltd purchased a new position in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 60,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,303,000. Roper Technologies comprises about 2.4% of Hikari Power Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Hikari Power Ltd owned 0.06% of Roper Technologies as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in Roper Technologies in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 195.8% during 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. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $399.34 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $360.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $351.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $305.96 and a 52 week high of $544.94. The stock has a market cap of $39.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.54, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.73.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 30.24%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.87 earnings per share. 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 expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 15.08%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total value of $2,322,674.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,679,703. This represents a 46.43% 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, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total transaction of $758,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 35,634 shares in the company, valued at $13,507,067.70. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on ROP. Zacks Research downgraded Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Mizuho set a $355.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Raymond James Financial downgraded Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $407.00 to $417.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $480.00 target price on Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $466.94.

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.