Here's Why Mar Vista's U.S. Quality Strategy Decided to Sell Roper Technologies (ROP)

Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC, an investment management company, released its “Mar Vista U.S. Quality Strategy” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. US equities experienced a strong momentum in 2025 and marked their second consecutive year of double-digit gains. The market witnessed one of the fastest recoveries following its dip into bear territory in April. Market leadership continued to narrow as Mega-cap stocks and AI-driven companies dominated the landscape. Against this backdrop, The Mar Vista’s U.S. Quality strategy reported +0.20% net-of-fees gains in Q4 2025 vs. the Russell 1000® Index’s +2.41% return and the S&P 500® Index’s +2.65% return. Stock selection in the communication services, consumer discretionary, and financials sectors was favorable to its performance, while stock selection in information technology, materials, and healthcare detracted from its performance. The letter also shared that, in 2026, markets will need to strike a balance between strong fundamentals and increasing economic uncertainties. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter, Mar Vista U.S. Quality Strategy highlighted stocks such as Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP). Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) designs and develops software and technology-enabled products and solutions. On January 13, 2026, Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) stock closed at $426.36 per share. One-month return of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) was -5.72%, and its shares lost 17.68% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) has a market capitalization of $45.892 billion.

Mar Vista U.S. Quality Strategy stated the following regarding Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) in its fourth quarter 2025 investor letter:

"After a decade-long partnership with Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP), we have made a strategic decision to exit our position. Roper has an exceptional track record of compounding capital. However, our decision to sell is a reflection of our commitment to maintaining a portfolio of high conviction, high growth businesses.

Our decision to sell was based on three factors. Firstly, Roper’s organic growth rates have begun to lag its pure-play software peers. Roper's diversified model now acts as a drag when compared to specialized software-as-a-service companies that can focus a majority of their R&D on a single, high growth vertical. Secondly, Roper's "niche market leader" strategy is built on acquiring businesses with high barriers to entry and strong recurring revenue. However, we believe many of these businesses are approaching market saturation, which limits their future growth prospects. Lastly, the valuation no longer provides an attractive margin of safety given the first two challenges. At a forward P/E ratio often exceeding that of the market and closer to higher growth peers, the market is pricing in a level of growth we believe is optimistic given the underlying organic trends."

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. According to our database, 63 hedge fund portfolios held Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) at the end of the third quarter, up from 54 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

In another article, we covered Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) and shared the list of the best long-term stocks to buy. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q4 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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