Conestoga Capital Advisors, an asset management company, released its second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The second quarter began with a historically poor start but gained momentum later as tariff fears subsided and market volatility dropped precipitously. Conestoga Mid Cap Composite returned 3.46% net-of-fees in the quarter, trailing the Russell Mid Cap Growth Index’s 18.20% return. After a strong first quarter in 2025, investor enthusiasm shifted towards high-beta and AI stocks following the “Liberation Day” announcements, creating a narrow leadership group that posed challenges for the Mid Cap Strategy in the second quarter. Please review the fund’s top 5 holdings to gain insight into their key selections for 2025.
In its second quarter 2025 investor letter, Conestoga Capital Advisors highlighted stocks such as Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP). Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) designs and develops software and technology-enabled products and solutions. The one-month return of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) was -2.39%, and its shares gained 2.61% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On July 28, 2025, Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) stock closed at $559.03 per share, with a market capitalization of $60.104 billion.
Conestoga Capital Advisors stated the following regarding Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:
“Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) is a diversified industrial and technology (license and Software-as-a-Service) consolidator with a long history of mid-teens free-cash-flow growth. ROP is a best-in-class operator and allocator of capital. The company reported a solid quarter and maintained full year organic growth guidance, which was viewed positively given several macroeconomic headwinds (government funding uncertainty and tariffs). ROP shares were down slightly in the quarter, which lagged the sharp gains of the benchmark following the tariff pause announcement on April 9th.”
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Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 46 hedge fund portfolios held Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) at the end of the first quarter, which was 54 in the previous quarter. Roper Technologies, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ROP total revenue grew 13% to $1.94 billion in the second quarter 2025. 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.
