Roper Technologies, Inc. - ROP STOCK NEWS

iPipeline and Fiduciary Exchange (FIDx) have announced an expansion of their relationship to offer wealth management firms and advisors a more comprehensive experience for managing annuity business through a digitized solution. This collaboration integrates iPipeline's AFFIRM® for Annuities order entry solution with FIDx's Insurance Exchange platform, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and simplify user experience.

Key highlights of the partnership include:

• iPipeline's AFFIRM for Annuities solution for order entry and book of business management
• OneView™, iPipeline's upcoming solution for real-time carrier order status viewing
• FIDx's Insurance Exchange, offering a suite of services including planning tools, product research, and post-issuance reporting

The expanded relationship aims to streamline the advisor's workflow for annuity ordering and management, addressing the growing demand for annuities and simplified processes in the industry.

DAT Freight & Analytics reports divergent trends in truckload freight for August 2024. The DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI) increased across all equipment types: van TVI up 2.8%, refrigerated TVI up 4.3%, and flatbed TVI up 0.3% month-over-month. Year-over-year, van and reefer TVI showed growth, while flatbed slightly declined.

Despite volume increases, truckload rates declined for both spot and contract markets. National average spot rates decreased for all equipment types, with van rates down 5 cents to $2.01 per mile. Contract rates also dropped, continuing a year-over-year negative trend since August 2022. Linehaul rates showed slight year-over-year improvements but remain challenging for truckers.

Load-to-truck ratios decreased across all categories, indicating a shift in the supply-demand balance in the truckload market.

Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) has announced a dividend payment of $0.75 per share. The dividend will be paid on October 21, 2024 to stockholders of record as of October 8, 2024. This announcement demonstrates Roper's commitment to returning value to its shareholders through regular dividend distributions. The company's Board of Directors has approved this dividend, reflecting confidence in Roper's financial stability and ongoing cash flow generation capabilities.

iPipeline, a leading provider of digital solutions for the life insurance and wealth management industries, has appointed Joe Yurich as Chief Revenue Officer. Yurich will lead the development and execution of strategies aimed at delivering accelerated, consistent, and organic top-line growth. He will oversee revenue-generating departments, including sales, marketing, and customer success.

Yurich brings significant experience from his previous roles at Zuora and Software AG, where he contributed to substantial revenue growth and market penetration. His appointment follows recent additions to iPipeline's leadership team, including a new CTO, CPO, and CFO, as the company positions itself for further growth and success in the insurance and wealth management technology sector.

Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) has announced its participation in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 8:10 AM (Pacific Time) and will take place at the Palace in San Francisco, CA.

Investors and interested parties can access a webcast of the presentation through the 'Investors' section of Roper's official website at www.ropertech.com. This event provides an opportunity for Roper Technologies to showcase its latest developments and strategies to a broad audience of industry professionals and potential investors.

DAT Freight & Analytics has strengthened its technology leadership team with two key appointments. John Xiao joins as Vice President of Data Engineering, overseeing the company's enterprise data platform, machine learning platform, and analytics services. Xiao brings valuable experience from Nordstrom, where he leveraged ML/AI for merchandising and supply chain optimization. Catherine Schulz has been named Senior Director of Platform and DevOps, bringing over a decade of experience in production engineering, site reliability engineering, and DevOps practices across various industries.

These appointments align with DAT's commitment to enhancing its customer experience through advanced technology and data analytics. The company operates the DAT One marketplace for spot truckload freight and the DAT iQ freight data analytics platform, providing comprehensive insights into truckload capacity and pricing.

DAT Freight & Analytics has unveiled the agenda for DATCON24, scheduled from October 22-24 at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center. This annual user conference aims to provide market analysis and hands-on workshops to help customers optimize their use of DAT One and DAT iQ, leading tools for managing truckload freight and business relationships.

The event will feature new product announcements, including a service to help brokers and carriers build trusted relationships. Attendees can expect keynote sessions, specialized training workshops, insights on fraud prevention, market analytics, and networking opportunities. Individual tickets are priced at $995, with group discounts available.

Jeff Hopper, Chief Marketing Officer at DAT, emphasized that DATCON24 is designed to fuel customers' business and professional growth through one-on-one interactions with product experts, demos of new features, and connections with industry leaders.

GoodShip has announced a new data partnership with DAT Freight & Analytics to integrate DAT iQ spot and contract rates into GoodShip's all-in-one freight orchestration platform. This integration will enhance GoodShip customers' ability to benchmark rates, analyze carrier bids, and receive smart recommendations for cost savings opportunities.

DAT iQ provides access to AI-powered rate models for spot and contract pricing on virtually every trucking lane in North America. The models are trained on $150 billion in annual market transactions and are updated daily. The integration process is streamlined and self-service, allowing shippers to easily activate and customize the data feed within the GoodShip platform.

This partnership aims to provide customers with a more agile and modern solution for freight orchestration and procurement, leveraging DAT's market intelligence to enhance decision-making and cost-efficiency in transportation networks.

Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) has priced a public offering of $2 billion in senior unsecured notes, comprising $500 million of 4.500% notes due 2029, $500 million of 4.750% notes due 2032, and $1 billion of 4.900% notes due 2034. The offering is expected to close on August 21, 2024. Net proceeds will be used to repay borrowings, including those for the expected acquisition of Transact Campus, repay 2.350% Senior Notes due 2024, and for general corporate purposes. The offering is not conditioned on the Transact acquisition. Multiple financial institutions are serving as book-running managers and co-managers for the notes. The offering is made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement.