The stock of Roper Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ROP) has increased by 0.17 when compared to last closing price of 556.27. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.39% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-16 that BEAVERTON, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spot truckload freight volumes rebounded in March, led by a sharp increase in the movement of flatbed loads, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service. The DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI), a measure of dry van, refrigerated (“reefer”), and flatbed loads moved in a month, increased for all three equipment types compared to February: Van TVI: 276, up 5% month over month Reefer TVI: 218, up.
Is It Worth Investing in Roper Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ROP) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Roper Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ROP) is above average at 38.85x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.07.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ROP is 106.99M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.21% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ROP on April 18, 2025 was 666.92K shares.
ROP’s Market Performance
ROP stock saw a decrease of 1.39% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -3.56% and a quarterly a decrease of 7.35%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.43%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.92% for Roper Technologies Inc (ROP). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.72% for ROP stock, with a simple moving average of 0.69% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ROP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ROP stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for ROP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ROP in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $685 based on the research report published on March 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ROP reach a price target of $615, previously predicting the price at $535. The rating they have provided for ROP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 28th, 2025.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to ROP, setting the target price at $630 in the report published on December 23rd of the previous year.
ROP Trading at -2.77% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.43%, as shares sank -3.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.16% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ROP rose by +1.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $566.99. In addition, Roper Technologies Inc saw 7.19% 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 Conley Jason, who sale 3,000 shares at the price of $588.19 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, Conley Jason now owns 31,522 shares of Roper Technologies Inc, valued at $1,764,570 using the latest closing price.
Conley Jason, the Officer of Roper Technologies Inc, proposed sale 3,000 shares at $588.19 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that Conley Jason is holding shares at $1,764,567 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ROP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 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 8.53, with 5.21 for asset returns.
Based on Roper Technologies Inc (ROP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.7.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.0 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.95for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.22. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.39.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Roper Technologies Inc (ROP) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
