HighTower Advisors LLC Decreases Stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

HighTower Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 64.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,715 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 26,876 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $6,550,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,986,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,486,845,000 after acquiring an additional 46,697 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,273,387,000 after acquiring an additional 54,221 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,847,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $921,279,000 after acquiring an additional 37,766 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,677,331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $836,468,000 after acquiring an additional 181,243 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Roper Technologies from $530.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays reduced their price target on Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Roper Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $316.62 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $346.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $384.25. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $305.96 and a 52-week high of $576.55. The firm has a market cap of $31.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.78, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.81. 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 (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its 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. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.78 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 21.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.74%.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

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.