Dearborn Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 4,440 Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Dearborn Partners LLC bought a new position in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 4,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,571,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Roper Technologies by 195.8% during the first quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In other news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total transaction of $758,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,634 shares in the company, valued at $13,507,067.70. This trade represents a 5.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total transaction of $2,322,674.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,679,703. The trade was a 46.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $415.51 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.21, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.51. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $305.96 and a one year high of $536.57. The business has a fifty day moving average of $369.01 and a 200 day moving average of $352.96.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.29 by $0.09. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 30.24%.The business had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.87 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.150-22.300 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 5.750-5.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Investors of record on Friday, October 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 2nd. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 15.08%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Roper Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Roper Technologies from $540.00 to $526.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, July 10th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $393.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Roper Technologies from $397.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $466.94.

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.