Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Reaches New 1-Year Low Following Analyst Downgrade

Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday after Piper Sandler lowered their price target on the stock from $600.00 to $530.00. Piper Sandler currently has an overweight rating on the stock. Roper Technologies traded as low as $425.68 and last traded at $425.6150, with a volume of 108224 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $432.39.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $570.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $572.00 to $507.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on Roper Technologies from $670.00 to $575.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $592.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $506.00 to $475.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $557.07.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Amy Woods Brinkley bought 1,200 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $450.71 per share, for a total transaction of $540,852.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 18,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,195,710.64. The trade was a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Laurence Neil Hunn bought 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $452.23 per share, for a total transaction of $4,522,300.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 97,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,006,953.53. This trade represents a 11.45% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.87% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Roper Technologies

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Roper Technologies by 1.8% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,092,444 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,531,691,000 after acquiring an additional 195,545 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,986,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,486,845,000 after purchasing an additional 46,697 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,574,503 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,453,557,000 after purchasing an additional 27,386 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,273,387,000 after purchasing an additional 54,221 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Roper Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $1,064,718,000. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $45.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $444.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $495.71.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.62 EPS. Roper Technologies’s quarterly revenue 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-19.950 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is a boost from Roper Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 25.09%.

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.