Plato Investment Management Ltd Makes New Investment in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Plato Investment Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 3,270 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,100,000.

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

Roper Technologies Stock Up 1.1%

ROP opened at $394.17 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.33, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $362.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $351.64. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $305.96 and a twelve month high of $544.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued 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 net margin of 30.24% and a return on equity of 11.36%. The company had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.87 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 2nd will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 2nd. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.08%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on ROP shares. Raymond James Financial downgraded Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Roper Technologies from $397.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings raised Roper Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $417.00 price target on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $466.94.

Insider Buying and Selling at Roper Technologies

In other Roper Technologies news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total value of $758,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,507,067.70. This represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director owned 7,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,679,703. This represents a 46.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

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.