Is Roper Technologies Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?

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Sarasota, Florida-based Roper Technologies, Inc. (ROP) operates market-leading businesses that design and develop vertical software and technology-enabled products for a variety of defensible niche markets. Valued at $63.2 billion by market cap, Roper operates through Application Software, Network Software, and technology-enabled product segments.

Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap stocks,” Roper fits this bill perfectly. Given the company’s extensive operations and businesses and solid customer base, its valuation above this mark is unsurprising.

Roper is currently trading 1.1% below its all-time high of $595.17 touched on Mar. 5. Over the past three months, ROP has soared 6.8% significantly outperforming the Nasdaq Composite’s ($NASX) 8.4% decline during the same time frame.

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However, over the longer time frame, ROP has notably underperformed the Nasdaq Composite. Roper’s stock prices gained 7.4% over the past six months and 7.7% over the past 52 weeks, lagging behind NASX’s 9% surge over the past six months and 11.8% returns over the past year.

To confirm the recent upturn, Roper has observed a notable surge in stock prices since mid-January and traded consistently above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages since late January.

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Roper Technologies’ stock prices soared 5.1% after the release of its impressive Q4 results on Jan. 30. Driven by solid contribution from acquisitions and notable organic growth, the company’s overall topline surged 16.3% year-over-year to $1.9 billion, exceeding the Street’s expectations by 2.5%. Meanwhile, its adjusted EPS increased 10.1% year-over-year to $4.81, surpassing the consensus estimates by 1.9%. Furthermore, the company expects its organic revenue growth to range between 6% to 7% in fiscal 2025 and combined with gains from acquisitions, Roper expects its revenues to continue to grow by a double-digit figure in 2025.

However, Roper Technologies has significantly lagged behind its peer Fair Isaac Corporation’s (FICO) 37.4% surge over the past 52 weeks.

Among the 14 analysts covering the ROP stock, the consensus rating is a “Moderate Buy.” Its mean price target of $630 suggests a 7.1% upside from current price levels.


On the date of publication, Aditya Sarawgi did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.