Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for ROP

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Roper Technologies in a research report issued on Friday, October 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $4.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $4.70. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $18.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.92 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.16 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Baird R W upgraded Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $565.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $611.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Robert W. Baird raised Roper Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $617.00 to $635.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Roper Technologies from $674.00 to $675.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $619.50.

Roper Technologies Stock Down 1.1 %

NYSE:ROP opened at $557.62 on Monday. Roper Technologies has a 1 year low of $474.46 and a 1 year high of $579.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $549.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $545.28. The stock has a market cap of $59.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.47, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The industrial products company reported $4.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.46 by $0.02. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 22.14% and a return on equity of 10.77%. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.72 billion.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th will be paid a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.54%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 21.77%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Robert D. Johnson sold 140 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $550.34, for a total value of $77,047.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,909 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,251,959.06. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.87% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 1.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,072,028 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,648,796,000 after buying an additional 125,387 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,683,909 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,512,813,000 after acquiring an additional 102,199 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in Roper Technologies by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 1,119,023 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $630,749,000 after acquiring an additional 33,544 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 914,499 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $515,467,000 after purchasing an additional 64,565 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 4.4% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 805,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $451,901,000 after purchasing an additional 33,780 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.