Roper Technologies Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors – MarketWatch

Shares of Roper Technologies Inc. ROP, -0.19% slipped 0.19% to $443.87 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.10% rising 0.10% to 34,429.88 and the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.12% falling 0.12% to 4,071.70. The stock’s fall snapped a three-day winning streak. Roper Technologies Inc. closed $50.45 short of its 52-week high ($494.32), which the company achieved on December 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Honeywell International Inc. HON, +0.78% rose 0.78% to $219.08, Autodesk Inc. ADSK, -2.81% fell 2.81% to $201.11, and Agilent Technologies Inc. A, -0.29% fell 0.29% to $155.67. Trading volume (292,916) remained 302,289 below its 50-day average volume of 595,205.
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Sales of food and sundries climbed by double digits, while, non-food categories were largely lower, hurt by products like electronics and jewelry.

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