Toth Financial Advisory Corp Reduces Stock Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Toth Financial Advisory Corp lessened its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 35.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,627 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,973 shares during the quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $1,615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ROP. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Roper Technologies by 1.8% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,092,444 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,531,691,000 after acquiring an additional 195,545 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,986,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,486,845,000 after purchasing an additional 46,697 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,273,387,000 after purchasing an additional 54,221 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,847,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $921,279,000 after purchasing an additional 37,766 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,677,331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $836,468,000 after buying an additional 181,243 shares in the last quarter. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. acquired 1,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $358.46 per share, for a total transaction of $501,844.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $501,844. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Roper Technologies stock opened at $357.88 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $351.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $422.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $313.07 and a 52 week high of $590.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.20, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.89.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 EPS 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 company 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 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 25.63%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ROP has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Roper Technologies from $600.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $500.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $476.60.

About Roper Technologies

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.