Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP Shares Sold by Stephens Inc. AR

Stephens Inc. AR reduced its stake in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 13.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,742 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,952 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $4,509,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ROP. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $203,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 11.7% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,108 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,832,000 after buying an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $137,000. Nebula Research & Development LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $977,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Roper Technologies by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 61,621 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,928,000 after acquiring an additional 11,372 shares during the last quarter. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ ROP opened at $363.76 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $336.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $362.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $305.96 and a twelve month high of $571.36. The company has a market capitalization of $36.71 billion, a PE ratio of 22.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.76.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.78 earnings per share. Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, research analysts predict that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 22.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ROP has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Barclays cut their price objective on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $472.07.

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.