Legal & General Group Plc Cuts Stock Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Legal & General Group Plc reduced its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 1.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 723,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 7,010 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $322,183,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Field & Main Bank purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on ROP. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $385.00 price objective (down from $550.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings lowered Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

ROP stock opened at $320.30 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $347.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $385.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.32 billion, a PE ratio of 20.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.81. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $305.96 and a 1 year high of $576.55.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.78 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be given a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 22.74%.

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.