Entropy Technologies LP Sells 18,508 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Entropy Technologies LP decreased its stake in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 66.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,172 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 18,508 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $3,246,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 12.5% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,092,005 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,266,604,000 after purchasing an additional 105,250 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.9% during 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 purchasing an additional 22,335 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $1,112,873,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,861,975 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $828,821,000 after purchasing an additional 184,644 shares during the last quarter. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $480.00 target price on Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, July 10th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $393.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research downgraded Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Roper Technologies from $407.00 to $417.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Roper Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $466.88.

Key Headlines Impacting Roper Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Roper Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Roper posted Q2 adjusted EPS of $5.38, topping the $5.29 consensus, while revenue rose 8.5% year over year to $2.11 billion, signaling solid operational momentum. Roper Technologies Lifts 2026 Targets, 2Q Profit, Revenues Rise
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised full-year 2026 guidance, now expecting EPS of $22.15 to $22.30 and Q3 EPS of $5.75 to $5.80, both above prior Wall Street expectations. Roper Technologies raises annual profit forecast on AI software demand 2026-07-23
• Positive Sentiment: Management said demand is benefiting from AI-integrated software products, reinforcing the growth story in its software-focused businesses. Roper Q2 Earnings Top Estimates, Application Software Sales Up Y/Y
• Neutral Sentiment: Piper Sandler trimmed its price target to $526 from $540, but kept an Overweight rating, suggesting the firm still sees meaningful upside from current levels.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 3.4%

NASDAQ:ROP opened at $367.34 on Friday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $305.96 and a 1 year high of $564.68. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $340.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $354.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The company has a market cap of $37.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.76.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 30.24% and a return on equity of 11.36%. The firm had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.87 earnings per share. The company’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. As a group, analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 8th were given a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 15.08%.

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.