Roper Technologies Inc. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market – MarketWatch

Shares of Roper Technologies Inc. ROP, +1.81% advanced 1.81% to $395.15 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.92% rising 1.92% to 3,863.16 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.15% rising 2.15% to 31,288.26. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Roper Technologies Inc. closed $109.85 short of its 52-week high ($505.00), which the company achieved on October 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO, +2.52% rose 2.52% to $538.87, Danaher Corp. DHR, +3.11% rose 3.11% to $255.78, and General Electric Co. GE, +2.90% rose 2.90% to $62.86. Trading volume (489,055) remained 162,947 below its 50-day average volume of 652,002.
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U.S. stocks end sharply higher Friday as investors digested another batch of bank earnings and a slightly stronger-than-expected retail sales report.

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