SG Americas Securities LLC Sells 225,420 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

SG Americas Securities LLC lowered its stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 82.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 49,489 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 225,420 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $24,680,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ROP. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 1.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,896,899 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,176,798,000 after buying an additional 179,646 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,940,058 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,800,222,000 after acquiring an additional 101,033 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,574,503 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,453,557,000 after acquiring an additional 27,386 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Roper Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,064,718,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Roper Technologies by 1.2% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,496,088 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $848,043,000 after purchasing an additional 17,503 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $452.23 per share, with a total value of $4,522,300.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 97,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,006,953.53. The trade was a 11.45% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Amy Woods Brinkley purchased 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $450.71 per share, for a total transaction of $540,852.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 18,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,195,710.64. The trade was a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $600.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Truist Financial set a $650.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $541.00 price objective (down from $577.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their target price on Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $625.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $562.07.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

ROP opened at $437.60 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $445.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $499.01. The company has a market capitalization of $47.10 billion, a PE ratio of 30.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.53. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $427.89 and a 1 year high of $595.17.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.11 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.02 billion. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 20.34% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.62 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 5.110-5.160 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-19.950 EPS. Research analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is an increase from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.09%.

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.