Parallel Advisors LLC Acquires 152 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP)

Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROPFree Report) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 16,217 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $8,430,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its position in Roper Technologies by 7,500.0% in the fourth quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 76 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, J.Safra Asset Management Corp grew its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 113.0% during the fourth quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 98 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Roper Technologies

In other news, CFO Jason Conley sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $578.05, for a total transaction of $1,734,150.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 31,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,221,292.10. This represents a 8.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 351 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $575.25, for a total value of $201,912.75. Following the sale, the director now owns 20,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,612,571.75. This trade represents a 1.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 8,101 shares of company stock valued at $4,712,045 over the last ninety days. 0.87% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ROP has been the topic of several research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $665.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, January 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Roper Technologies from $539.00 to $558.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Roper Technologies from $630.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Barclays cut their price objective on Roper Technologies from $569.00 to $562.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Raymond James reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $655.00 price objective (up from $620.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $623.60.

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Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $569.29 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.40. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $499.47 and a 52-week high of $595.17. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $557.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $551.91. The firm has a market cap of $61.13 billion, a PE ratio of 39.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.06.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be given a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 4th. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 23.01%.

About Roper Technologies

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Roper Technologies, Inc designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP)

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