The price-to-earnings ratio for Roper Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ROP) is above average at 42.81x. The 36-month beta value for ROP is also noteworthy at 1.05. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ROP is 106.82M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.15% of that float. The average trading volume of ROP on January 30, 2025 was 573.60K shares.
ROP) stock’s latest price update
Roper Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ROP) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 7.00 compared to its previous closing price of 543.02. However, the company has seen a gain of 8.96% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-30 that Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Zack Moxcey – VP of IR Neil Hunn – President and CEO Jason Conley – EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Ken Wong – Oppenheimer Joe Giordano – TD Cowen Joe Vruwink – Baird Terry Tillman – Truist Securities Brent Thill – Jefferies Deane Dray – RBC Capital Markets Scott Davis – Melius Research Steve Tusa – JPMorgan Julian Mitchell – Barclays Operator Good morning. The Roper Technologies Conference Call will now begin.
ROP’s Market Performance
Roper Technologies Inc (ROP) has seen a 8.96% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 10.90% gain in the past month and a 6.58% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.88%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.61% for ROP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 10.69% for ROP’s stock, with a 6.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ROP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ROP stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for ROP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ROP in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $615 based on the research report published on January 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ROP reach a price target of $630. The rating they have provided for ROP stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 23rd, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Underweight” to ROP, setting the target price at $569 in the report published on December 05th of the previous year.
ROP Trading at 8.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ROP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.16% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.88%, as shares surge +11.49% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.62% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ROP rose by +8.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $524.85. In addition, Roper Technologies Inc saw 11.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ROP starting from JOHNSON ROBERT D, who sale 940 shares at the price of $561.80 back on Dec 03 ’24. After this action, JOHNSON ROBERT D now owns 4,219 shares of Roper Technologies Inc, valued at $528,092 using the latest closing price.
SABRINA & ROBERT TRUST, the Director of Roper Technologies Inc, proposed sale 940 shares at $561.80 during a trade that took place back on Dec 03 ’24, which means that SABRINA & ROBERT TRUST is holding shares at $528,089 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ROP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Roper Technologies Inc stands at 0.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 8.24, with 4.90 for asset returns.
Based on Roper Technologies Inc (ROP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.31 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.93. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.48.
Conclusion
In summary, Roper Technologies Inc (ROP) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.