MUFG Securities EMEA plc Has $56.25 Million Stock Position in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 663.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 126,377 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 109,817 shares during the period. Roper Technologies comprises about 0.7% of MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $56,254,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 36.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 93 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on ROP. Zacks Research raised Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays lowered their target price on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Roper Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $325.53 on Friday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $305.96 and a 12-month high of $576.49. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $345.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $382.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock has a market cap of $32.85 billion, a PE ratio of 20.33, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.81.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its earnings results 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. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.78 EPS. Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 22.74%.

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.