Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Sells 16,542 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA lessened its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 27.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 43,305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 16,542 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $13,998,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ROP. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $10,053,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Roper Technologies by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 525,245 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $261,945,000 after buying an additional 30,819 shares in the last quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 38.5% during the fourth quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 45,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $20,261,000 after purchasing an additional 12,645 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,553,932,000 after buying an additional 1,384,656 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Roper Technologies by 19.9% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 53,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $23,636,000 after purchasing an additional 8,799 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on ROP shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Roper Technologies from $464.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Roper Technologies from $393.00 to $407.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ROP opened at $338.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The company has a market cap of $34.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $337.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $367.22. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $305.96 and a 1-year high of $575.77.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.19. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.78 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be given a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis 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.