Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP – Free Report) by 9.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,819 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 320 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $2,125,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ROP. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 125,387 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 4.0% in 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 acquiring an additional 102,199 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in Roper Technologies by 3.1% during the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 1,119,023 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $630,749,000 after purchasing an additional 33,544 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 7.6% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 914,499 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $515,467,000 after purchasing an additional 64,565 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 805,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $451,901,000 after purchasing an additional 33,780 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Roper Technologies
In other news, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $550.00, for a total value of $550,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 32,955 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,125,250. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.87% of the company’s stock.
Roper Technologies Trading Up 1.3 %
Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $4.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.53 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.72 billion. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.73% and a net margin of 21.78%. Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.32 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 18.24 EPS for the current year.
Roper Technologies Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 8th were issued a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 8th. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 21.95%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ROP shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Roper Technologies from $635.00 to $652.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $625.00 to $635.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $630.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $675.00 to $666.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $620.80.
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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.
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