Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Price Target Cut to $380.00 by Analysts at Barclays

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) had its price target dropped by investment analysts at Barclays from $409.00 to $380.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “underweight” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Barclays‘s target price points to a potential upside of 7.17% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on ROP. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $575.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Melius Research downgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $479.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $476.60.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 0.2%

ROP traded up $0.72 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $354.58. 507,678 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,671,755. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.52. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $353.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $424.42. The firm has a market cap of $36.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.94. Roper Technologies has a 1 year low of $313.07 and a 1 year high of $592.95.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.14 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 19.44%.The business’s revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.81 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.300-21.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.950-5.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Roper Technologies will post 19.96 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Roper Technologies

In other Roper Technologies news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. purchased 1,400 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $358.46 per share, with a total value of $501,844.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $501,844. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.87% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 162,291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $80,933,000 after acquiring an additional 4,479 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 36.5% during the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 14,117 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,040,000 after purchasing an additional 3,773 shares during the period. ING Groep NV lifted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 175.7% during the third quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 118,749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $59,219,000 after purchasing an additional 75,675 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.2% in the third 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, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $10,053,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.