Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) Director Amy Woods Brinkley Acquires 1,200 Shares

Key Points

  • CEO Laurence Neil Hunn bought 10,000 ROP shares on Nov. 12 at $452.23 ($4.52M), bringing his holdings to 97,311 shares; he had sold 30,000 shares on Nov. 11 at $443.57, implying a net insider reduction of 20,000 shares over the two days.
  • Company financials and payout update: Roper beat Q3 EPS estimates ($5.14 vs. $5.11) with revenue up 14.3% year-over-year, raised its quarterly dividend to $0.91 (from $0.83) payable Jan. 16, and set Q4 2025 guidance at 5.110–5.160 EPS and FY2025 at 19.900–19.950 EPS.

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) Director Amy Woods Brinkley acquired 1,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $450.71 per share, with a total value of $540,852.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 18,184 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,195,710.64. This trade represents a 7.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Roper Technologies Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of ROP opened at $455.20 on Thursday. The business's 50 day moving average is $491.89 and its 200 day moving average is $533.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $435.42 and a 12-month high of $595.17. The company has a market capitalization of $49.00 billion, a PE ratio of 31.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.98.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.11 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 20.34%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.62 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 5.110-5.160 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-19.950 EPS. Research analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Increases Dividend




The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Roper Technologies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Roper Technologies's payout ratio is presently 25.09%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on ROP shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $550.00 to $506.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $570.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Roper Technologies from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $644.00 to $539.00 in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $625.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $577.83.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in Roper Technologies during the first quarter worth $25,000. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in Roper Technologies during the third quarter worth $25,000. Asset Dedication LLC increased its position in Roper Technologies by 800.0% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 45 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 89.3% in the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 53 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Roper Technologies

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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.

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