Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Takes Position in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 60,927 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,617,000.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Private Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in 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 worth $25,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter worth $27,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Roper Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Zacks Research lowered Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Argus raised Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, July 10th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $393.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Mizuho set a $355.00 target price on Roper Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Roper Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $466.94.

Roper Technologies Stock Up 2.3%

Roper Technologies stock opened at $422.69 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. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $305.96 and a 1-year high of $532.18. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $374.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $354.20. The company has a market cap of $41.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.74.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.87 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.