Wealthfront Advisers LLC Acquires 1,805 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 15.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,137 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,805 shares during the quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $5,848,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,384,656 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Roper Technologies by 62.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,585,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $790,789,000 after purchasing an additional 610,089 shares during the period. Flossbach Von Storch SE raised its holdings in Roper Technologies by 130.3% in the third quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 896,161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $446,907,000 after purchasing an additional 507,083 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its holdings in Roper Technologies by 131.6% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 750,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $374,416,000 after purchasing an additional 426,648 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new stake in Roper Technologies in the third quarter worth $200,009,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Roper Technologies Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:ROP opened at $354.81 on Friday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $313.07 and a 12 month high of $584.03. 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 company’s fifty day simple moving average is $353.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $402.90. The firm has a market cap of $36.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.16, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.89.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.78 earnings per share. The company’s revenue 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 6th were given a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 6th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 22.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Roper Technologies news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. purchased 1,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $358.46 per share, with a total value of $501,844.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $501,844. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on ROP shares. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $472.07.

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.