Analysts Conflicted on These Technology Names: Roper Technologies (ROP), F5 Networks (FFIV) and Microsoft (MSFT)
Companies in the Technology sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Roper Technologies (ROP – Research Report), F5 Networks (FFIV – Research Report) and Microsoft (MSFT – Research Report).
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Roper Technologies (ROP)
RBC Capital analyst Deane Dray maintained a Buy rating on Roper Technologies yesterday and set a price target of $695.00. The company's shares closed last Monday at $551.95.
According to TipRanks.com, Dray is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 11.1% and a 57.5% success rate. Dray covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Atkore International Group, Emerson Electric Company, and Honeywell International. ;'>
Roper Technologies has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $639.60, implying a 18.9% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Stifel Nicolaus also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $650.00 price target.
F5 Networks (FFIV)
In a report released today, Matthew Hedberg from RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating on F5 Networks, with a price target of $290.00. The company's shares closed last Monday at $265.07.
According to TipRanks.com, Hedberg is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 14.0% and a 55.8% success rate. Hedberg covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as CrowdStrike Holdings, Palo Alto Networks, and CyberArk Software. ;'>
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for F5 Networks with a $273.33 average price target, which is a 1.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 17, J.P. Morgan also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $285.00 price target.
Microsoft (MSFT)
In a report released today, Patrick Colville from Scotiabank maintained a Buy rating on Microsoft, with a price target of $470.00. The company's shares closed last Monday at $391.16, close to its 52-week low of $376.91.
According to TipRanks.com, Colville is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -1.2% and a 43.4% success rate. Colville covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as CrowdStrike Holdings, Palo Alto Networks, and CyberArk Software. ;'>
Currently, the analyst consensus on Microsoft is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $480.78, implying a 22.7% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 14, UBS also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $480.00 price target.
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