Roper Technologies Analyst Turns Bullish After Q3 Print

Roper Technologies Inc’s (NASDAQ:ROP) third-quarter results showed improving organic growth across its software portfolio, and the ramp-up in software M&A positions the company to boost growth, according to JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee.

The Roper Technologies Analyst: Chatterjee upgraded the rating from Underweight to Neutral and raised the price target from $415 to $490.

The Roper Technologies Thesis: The company’s organic revenue growth accelerated to 7% in the third quarter. That’s up from 5% in the previous quarter, led by a recovery in its Application and Network Software divisions.

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Roper Technologies’ portfolio businesses, such as Deltek and DAT, showed signs of stabilization and recovery.

The analyst highlighted the following from the third-quarter results:

• Total revenue grew 8% year-over-year to $2.172 billion, in-line with expectations.
• Adjusted earnings rose 15% to $5.89 per share, beating consensus estimates of $5.79 and management’s guidance range of $5.75-$5.80).
• Adjusted free cash flow was $805 million due to the timing of interest payments and delays in ERP collections.

AI tools are now available across 17-18 of the company’s 21 software businesses, with AI-related features driving roughly 75% of CentralReach’s bookings and 25% of Aderant’s bookings in the third quarter, he further stated. Chatterjee noted that:

• Management guided to fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $5.95-$6.00 per share.
• Roper Technologies raised its full-year adjusted earnings guidance to $22.35-$22.40 per share, up from $22.15-$22.30 per share.

The company deployed $436 million towards small "bolt-on" acquisitions in the third quarter, adding roughly $75 million in revenue. Over the next 12 months, Roper has about $6 billion in available capital. That amount could add $500 million to $1 billion in revenue through external software acquisitions, Chatterjee added.

ROP Price Action: Roper Technologies shares rose 0.19% to $438.98 at the time of publication on Monday.

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