Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of ROP Q1 Earnings

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Roper Technologies in a report released on Friday, October 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $4.71 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $4.70. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $18.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.92 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.16 EPS.

ROP has been the subject of several other research reports. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $630.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Baird R W raised Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Roper Technologies from $674.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Roper Technologies from $625.00 to $635.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Roper Technologies from $611.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $619.50.

Roper Technologies Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE ROP opened at $556.80 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Roper Technologies has a 52 week low of $474.46 and a 52 week high of $579.10. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $550.64 and its 200 day moving average is $545.42. The company has a market cap of $59.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.72, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.02.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The industrial products company reported $4.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.46 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.72 billion. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.77% and a net margin of 22.14%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ROP. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,072,028 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,648,796,000 after acquiring an additional 125,387 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 24.4% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 605,769 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $341,448,000 after purchasing an additional 118,971 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 4.0% during the second quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,683,909 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,512,813,000 after purchasing an additional 102,199 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 31.0% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 338,887 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $192,176,000 after buying an additional 80,255 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Roper Technologies by 95.1% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 161,834 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $91,219,000 after buying an additional 78,870 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Robert D. Johnson sold 140 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $550.34, for a total value of $77,047.60. Following the sale, the director now owns 5,909 shares in the company, valued at $3,251,959.06. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.87% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 8th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.54%. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.22%.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

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.