Signal Advisors Wealth LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Signal Advisors Wealth LLC grew its stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 63.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,905 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,167 shares during the period. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $7,932,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $1,064,718,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 555.4% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 542,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $307,290,000 after buying an additional 459,396 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 201.6% during the second quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 675,513 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $382,908,000 after buying an additional 451,549 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 501.5% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 324,152 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $183,742,000 after acquiring an additional 270,259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 1,599.5% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 274,909 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $155,829,000 after acquiring an additional 258,733 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ROP has been the topic of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $592.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $685.00 to $650.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $550.00 target price on Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Roper Technologies in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $600.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $572.14.

Insider Transactions at Roper Technologies

In other news, Director Amy Woods Brinkley acquired 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 18,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,195,710.64. This trade represents a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn sold 30,000 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.57, for a total value of $13,307,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 87,311 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $38,728,540.27. This trade represents a 25.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Roper Technologies Stock Down 1.2%

NASDAQ:ROP opened at $444.99 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $435.42 and a twelve month high of $595.17. The company has a market cap of $47.90 billion, a PE ratio of 30.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s 50 day moving average is $457.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $510.44.

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

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This is a boost from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.74%.

Roper Technologies Company 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.