Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for ROP

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Roper Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $5.04 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.06. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $19.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $5.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.82 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.05 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $5.57 EPS.

ROP has been the topic of a number of other research reports. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $535.00 to $615.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $640.00 price target on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $660.00 to $668.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $655.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $685.00 to $650.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $632.36.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Roper Technologies stock opened at $572.81 on Wednesday. Roper Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $499.47 and a fifty-two week high of $595.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.40 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $565.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $557.06.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $4.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.74 by $0.04. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 22.01% and a return on equity of 10.79%. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.41 EPS. Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, April 4th were issued a $0.825 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 4th. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 23.81%.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In related news, CFO Jason Conley sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $588.19, for a total value of $1,764,570.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 31,522 shares in the company, valued at $18,540,925.18. The trade was a 8.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.87% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at $25,000. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at $25,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

About Roper Technologies

Roper Technologies, Inc designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations.