Entropy Technologies LP Invests $5.42 Million in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 10,866 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,419,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ROP. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 6.2% in the third quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 429 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 435.7% during the 3rd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 150 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $296,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,677,331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $836,468,000 after purchasing an additional 181,243 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Roper Technologies by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 62,115 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,977,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $600.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $539.00 to $398.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Melius Research cut shares of Roper Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $479.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Roper Technologies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Trading Down 1.6%

ROP opened at $346.78 on Friday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $313.07 and a 12-month high of $594.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.69 billion, a PE ratio of 24.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $373.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $441.28.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.14 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 19.44% and a return on equity of 10.99%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.81 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.300-21.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.950-5.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.63%.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In other news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. purchased 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $358.46 per share, for a total transaction of $501,844.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 1,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $501,844. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

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.