Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Invests $4.32 Million in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 12,200 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,317,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of ROP. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $10,053,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 525,245 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $261,945,000 after purchasing an additional 30,819 shares during the last quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 45,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $20,261,000 after purchasing an additional 12,645 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,553,932,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 19.9% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 53,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $23,636,000 after purchasing an additional 8,799 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

ROP opened at $338.31 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $337.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $367.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $305.96 and a 1 year high of $575.77. The stock has a market cap of $34.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.13, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.77.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.78 earnings per share. Roper Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.30 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 21.800-22.050 EPS. Analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research raised Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $472.07.

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.