Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Rating Lowered to Hold at Zacks Research

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) was downgraded by equities researchers at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on ROP. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:ROP opened at $338.31 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.53. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $337.29 and its 200-day moving average is $367.22. The company has a market cap of $34.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.77. Roper Technologies has a 52-week low of $305.96 and a 52-week high of $575.77.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.78 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts predict that Roper Technologies will post 21.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Roper Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Roper Technologies by 13.0% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,379 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $842,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC now owns 853 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Keel Point LLC grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.2% in the first quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 8,847 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,131,000 after purchasing an additional 959 shares in the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment increased its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 27.9% during the first quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,116 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,472,000 after buying an additional 4,605 shares during the period. Finally, Compass Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 15.5% in the 1st quarter. Compass Capital Management Inc. now owns 137,139 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $48,528,000 after purchasing an additional 18,410 shares in the last quarter. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Roper Technologies

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.