Expressive Wealth LLC Makes New $580,000 Investment in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Expressive Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,714 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $580,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ROP. Empire Life Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 38.5% during the 4th quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 45,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $20,261,000 after buying an additional 12,645 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 94.7% in the fourth quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 9,519 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,229,000 after acquiring an additional 4,629 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Roper Technologies by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,553,932,000 after acquiring an additional 1,384,656 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 31.6% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 444,950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $198,061,000 after acquiring an additional 106,902 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mattern Capital Management LLC raised its position in Roper Technologies by 36.6% in the fourth quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC now owns 18,516 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $8,242,000 after purchasing an additional 4,966 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ROP shares. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Roper Technologies from $540.00 to $526.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Zacks Research cut shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $397.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Seven investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $466.94.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total value of $758,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,507,067.70. This trade represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director directly owned 7,423 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,679,703. The trade was a 46.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 0.3%

ROP opened at $411.79 on Friday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $305.96 and a 52 week high of $538.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $367.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $352.63. The firm has a market cap of $40.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.74.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.87 EPS. Roper Technologies’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, equities analysts expect 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 will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies’s dividend 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.