Plato Investment Management Ltd Has $3.21 Million Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 58.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 6,479 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,387 shares during the quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $3,206,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corbyn Investment Management Inc. MD acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $567,000. Stephens Inc. AR raised its stake in Roper Technologies by 36.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 14,117 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,040,000 after acquiring an additional 3,773 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,896,899 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,176,798,000 after purchasing an additional 179,646 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 2.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,273,387,000 after purchasing an additional 54,221 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2,340.9% in the third quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 20,943 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $10,444,000 after purchasing an additional 20,085 shares during the last quarter. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ROP has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $475.00 to $409.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Raymond James Financial decreased their target price on Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $500.00 price objective on Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ROP opened at $362.42 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $39.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.52, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.92. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $343.92 and a fifty-two week high of $595.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.52. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $423.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $473.66.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.14 by $0.07. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 19.44%.The business had revenue of $2.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.81 earnings per share. Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Roper Technologies

In other news, Director Amy Woods Brinkley purchased 1,200 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $450.71 per share, for a total transaction of $540,852.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,195,710.64. The trade was a 7.07% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. acquired 1,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $358.46 per share, for a total transaction of $501,844.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 1,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $501,844. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 12,600 shares of company stock valued at $5,564,996. Company insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

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.