Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for ROP Earnings

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Roper Technologies in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $5.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $5.05. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $19.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $5.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $20.26 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $5.52 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on ROP. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $630.00 to $640.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Roper Technologies from $558.00 to $465.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $665.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, January 31st. Barclays reduced their price target on Roper Technologies from $569.00 to $562.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Roper Technologies in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $685.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have given 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 $620.73.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:ROP opened at $557.24 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $59.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $571.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $554.18. Roper Technologies has a one year low of $499.47 and a one year high of $595.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.40 and a quick ratio of 0.37.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.825 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 4th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.59%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is 23.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Roper Technologies

In other Roper Technologies news, CFO Jason Conley sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $588.19, for a total value of $1,764,570.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 31,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,540,925.18. This trade represents a 8.69 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 351 shares of the business’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 transaction, the director now directly 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 a total of 8,101 shares of company stock valued at $4,712,045 in the last ninety days. 0.87% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $914,052,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 42.2% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,151,502 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,678,009,000 after acquiring an additional 1,529,716 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 103,901.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,114,896 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $657,320,000 after acquiring an additional 1,113,824 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Roper Technologies by 54.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,022,665 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $531,633,000 after acquiring an additional 360,632 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $148,070,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Roper Technologies

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.