Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Raised to Hold at BMO Capital Markets

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) was upgraded by equities researchers at BMO Capital Markets to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Friday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Roper Technologies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $467.12.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Roper Technologies stock opened at $355.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $35.92 billion, a PE ratio of 22.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Roper Technologies has a 52 week low of $305.96 and a 52 week high of $566.24. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $336.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $360.89.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $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. Equities analysts forecast that Roper Technologies will post 21.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in 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 valued at $5,553,932,000 after buying an additional 1,384,656 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,092,005 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,266,604,000 after acquiring an additional 105,250 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,641,573 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,172,099,000 after acquiring an additional 22,335 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $1,112,873,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,861,975 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $828,821,000 after purchasing an additional 184,644 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.