Bank of New York Mellon Corp Decreases Stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Bank of New York Mellon Corp trimmed its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 2.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 662,922 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 16,212 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned 0.62% of Roper Technologies worth $330,593,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 179,646 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Roper Technologies by 2.1% during 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 grew its holdings in Roper Technologies by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,574,503 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,453,557,000 after acquiring an additional 27,386 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,064,718,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.2% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Roper Technologies

In other news, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.57, for a total value of $13,307,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 87,311 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,728,540.27. The trade was a 25.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Amy Woods Brinkley bought 1,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 18,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,195,710.64. This represents a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Roper Technologies News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Roper Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: Roper beat EPS expectations ($5.21 vs. $5.14) and provided FY2026 and Q1 guidance, which supports earnings visibility. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Organic growth and M&A firepower: Management cites 10%+ revenue growth in 2025 and roughly $5B of M&A capacity — positive for upside through tuck‑ins or larger buys. Roper sees 10% revenue growth, $5B M&A firepower
• Positive Sentiment: Capital return and valuation discussion: Recent coverage highlights a $500M buyback and valuation re‑rating potential after earnings and recent acquisitions. Valuation after earnings and buyback
• Neutral Sentiment: Some firms reaffirmed non‑buy ratings (e.g., Argus hold / Oppenheimer market perform prior to later downgrades), keeping mixed analyst sentiment in play. Analyst notes (Argus/Oppenheimer)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple downgrades and price‑target cuts: Stifel and others downgraded ROP after a second consecutive revenue miss; several shops (JPMorgan, RBC, Mizuho, Melius) cut price targets or moved to underweight/underperform. Stifel downgrade after revenue miss
• Negative Sentiment: Oppenheimer lowered its rating on ROP, contributing to downward momentum among institutional analysts. Oppenheimer downgrades Roper
• Negative Sentiment: Price target cuts pressured the stock and led to a 52‑week low mention in coverage; JPM lowered its PT to $397 (underweight) and RBC to $398 (sector perform), while Mizuho moved to an underperform with a $365 PT. Price target cuts (Benzinga/The Fly)
• Negative Sentiment: Melius Research cut its rating, adding to the consensus of increased caution among analysts. Melius Research lowers rating

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Roper Technologies from $600.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $539.00 to $398.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $575.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $500.00 price objective on Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Roper Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of ROP stock opened at $365.00 on Friday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $345.93 and a 1 year high of $595.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $433.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $482.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.29 billion, a PE ratio of 25.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.94.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.14 by $0.07. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 19.44% and a return on equity of 10.99%. 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 prior year, the company posted $4.81 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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, 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 was paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 2nd. This is an increase from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 25.63%.

Roper Technologies 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.