Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP Position Increased by Kentucky Retirement Systems

Kentucky Retirement Systems grew its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 21.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 8,199 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,458 shares during the quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems’ holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $2,901,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Wealth Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 195.8% during the 1st quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $540.00 to $526.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $397.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays lowered their price objective on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $468.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total transaction of $758,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,634 shares in the company, valued at $13,507,067.70. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total transaction of $2,322,674.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,679,703. The trade was a 46.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

ROP opened at $389.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The business’s 50 day moving average is $345.41 and its 200-day moving average is $352.63. The stock has a market cap of $39.28 billion, a PE ratio of 16.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.76. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $305.96 and a twelve month high of $556.23.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.29 by $0.09. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 30.24%.The business had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.87 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.150-22.300 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 5.750-5.800 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th were paid a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.08%.

Roper Technologies Company 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.