Entropy Technologies LP Grows Position in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Entropy Technologies LP lifted its stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 154.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 16,814 shares during the quarter. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $12,321,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,003 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $446,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.0% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 2,236 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,115,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 1.5% in the third quarter. Promus Capital LLC now owns 1,640 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $818,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 460 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 6.2% in the third quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 429 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $223,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ROP has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, June 8th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Roper Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Roper Technologies stock opened at $334.97 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $33.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.92, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $341.99 and its 200 day moving average is $375.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $305.96 and a 52-week high of $575.77.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 11.16%. Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.78 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.30 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 21.800-22.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.74%.

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.