Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Director Amy Woods Brinkley Acquires 1,200 Shares of Stock

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Director Amy Woods Brinkley purchased 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,184 shares in the company, valued at $8,195,710.64. The trade was a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ROP stock opened at $455.20 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $49.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.58. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $435.42 and a one year high of $595.17. The company’s 50-day moving average is $491.89 and its 200 day moving average is $533.48.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.11 by $0.03. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 20.34% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The business had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.62 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Roper Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 5.110-5.160 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-19.950 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is a positive change from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Asset Dedication LLC grew its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 800.0% during the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 45 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in Roper Technologies by 89.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 53 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial decreased their price target on Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $626.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Roper Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $644.00 to $539.00 in a report on Monday, October 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $550.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Roper Technologies from $550.00 to $506.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Roper Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $577.83.

About Roper Technologies

Roper Technologies, Inc designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations.