Blair William & Co. IL Purchases 3,754 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 11.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,278 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,754 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $18,590,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Roper Technologies by 1.8% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,092,444 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,531,691,000 after acquiring an additional 195,545 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.1% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,940,058 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,800,222,000 after acquiring an additional 101,033 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,574,503 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,453,557,000 after purchasing an additional 27,386 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,273,387,000 after purchasing an additional 54,221 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,064,718,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $500.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $475.00 to $409.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $550.00 price objective on Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Roper Technologies stock opened at $367.50 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $381.10 and its 200 day moving average is $445.01. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $313.07 and a one year high of $594.25. The firm has a market cap of $37.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm posted $4.81 EPS. The company’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, research analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, April 6th will be 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 is Monday, April 6th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.63%.

Insider Transactions at Roper Technologies

In other news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. bought 1,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $358.46 per share, for a total transaction of $501,844.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $501,844. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.87% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.