Earnings Report - Roper Technologies, Inc. is set to release its first-quarter earnings results on April 28, with expected earnings of 4.74pershare,anincreasefrom4.41 per share in the same period last year [1] - The company anticipates quarterly revenue of 1.88billion,upfrom1.68 billion a year earlier [1] Acquisition Deal - On March 24, Roper Technologies announced the acquisition of CentralReach from Insight Partners for a net purchase price of approximately 1.65billion[2]−Followingtheannouncement,RoperTechnologiessharesexperiencedadeclineof0.4557.70 [2] Analyst Ratings - JP Morgan analyst Stephen Tusa maintained a Neutral rating and reduced the price target from 558to465 [5] - Stifel analyst Brad Reback initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a price target of 685[5]−OppenheimeranalystChristopherGlynnmaintainedanOutperformratingandraisedthepricetargetfrom630 to 640[5]−RaymondJamesanalystBrianGesualereiteratedaStrongBuyratingandincreasedthepricetargetfrom620 to 655[5]−BarclaysanalystJulianMitchellmaintainedanUnderweightratingandloweredthepricetargetfrom569 to $562 [5]