Q1 EPS Estimate for Roper Technologies Raised by Analyst

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Roper Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $5.09 for the quarter, up 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’ Q2 2026 earnings at $5.16 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $20.94 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $5.64 EPS.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $4.81 earnings per share for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 20.62% and a return on equity of 10.83%. The business had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 19.750-20.000 EPS. Q1 2025 guidance at 4.700-4.740 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $695.00 to $703.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $562.00 to $550.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $668.00 to $687.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $675.00 to $685.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $635.27.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 0.2%

ROP opened at $513.82 on Tuesday. Roper Technologies has a 1-year low of $492.25 and a 1-year high of $595.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The company has a market cap of $55.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $517.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $546.52.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Friday, October 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.825 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 23.19%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP John K. Stipancich sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $564.17, for a total transaction of $846,255.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,964,266.44. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 352 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $556.25, for a total transaction of $195,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,510 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,408,687.50. This trade represents a 1.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.87% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Roper Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ROP. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the second quarter worth about $1,064,718,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the first quarter worth about $894,764,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in Roper Technologies by 92.3% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,401,048 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $826,030,000 after acquiring an additional 672,306 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Roper Technologies by 9.2% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,963,540 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,515,984,000 after acquiring an additional 500,764 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in Roper Technologies by 555.4% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 542,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $307,290,000 after acquiring an additional 459,396 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.