Fortinet (FTNT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$104.79 +0.04 (+0.04%)

As of 04:00 PM Eastern

Fortinet - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 34 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
20

Buy
13

Based on 34 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Fortinet in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 34 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 20 have given a hold rating, 11 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for FTNT.

Consensus Price Target

$104.80
0.01% Upside

According to the 34 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Fortinet, the average price target is $104.80. The highest price target for FTNT is $135.00, while the lowest price target for FTNT is $78.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 0.01% from the current price of $104.79.

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FTNT Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/20/24 to 5/20/25	1 Month Ago 4/20/24 to 4/20/25	3 Months Ago 2/20/24 to 2/19/25	1 Year Ago 5/21/23 to 5/20/24
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)
Hold	20 Hold rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	20 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$104.80	$105.17	$103.72	$70.37
Forecasted Upside	0.01% Upside	9.40% Upside	-9.47% Downside	12.88% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

FTNT Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

FTNT Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Fortinet Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Fortinet	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.41	2.65	2.54
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	0.60% Upside	112.82% Upside	12.73% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent FTNT News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
5/12/2025	Wolfe Research 4 of 5 stars	J. Tilton Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Peer Perform
5/8/2025	DZ Bank 3 of 5 stars	M. Leistner Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
5/8/2025	UBS Group 3 of 5 stars	Roger Boyd Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$115.00 ➝ $105.00	+6.91%
5/8/2025	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Dan Bergstrom Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$110.00 ➝ $105.00	+7.54%
5/8/2025	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	E. Heath Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$120.00 ➝ $115.00	+18.45%
5/8/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Borg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$115.00 ➝ $95.00	+0.61%
5/8/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Nowinski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$105.00 ➝ $95.00	+0.61%
5/8/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Colville Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform	$135.00 ➝ $115.00	+21.80%
5/8/2025	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Market Perform	$122.00 ➝ $110.00	+2.76%
5/6/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Shrenik Kothari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$110.00 ➝ $113.00	+3.97%
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4/24/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Ruykhaver Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$115.00 ➝ $100.00	-0.66%
4/22/2025	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Taz Koujalgi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Neutral	$103.00	+9.14%
4/16/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Hamza Fodderwala Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$123.00 ➝ $105.00	+7.14%
4/1/2025	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Todd Weller Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$108.00	+12.85%
3/31/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Gallo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$115.00 ➝ $105.00	+11.74%
2/10/2025	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Shyam Patil Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$90.00 ➝ $110.00	-0.55%
2/7/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Gabriela Borges Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$114.00 ➝ $130.00	+19.54%
2/7/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	John Difucci Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral
2/7/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Owens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$120.00 ➝ $135.00	+25.82%
2/7/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Dezort Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Hold
2/7/2025	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Catharine Trebnick Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$115.00 ➝ $125.00	+19.37%
2/3/2025	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Kothari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
1/17/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Fatima Boolani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$100.00 ➝ $101.00	+7.11%
1/14/2025	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Tindle Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
12/16/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$99.00 ➝ $105.00	+7.20%
12/13/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Moskowitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$68.00 ➝ $78.00	-20.89%
11/20/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$85.00 ➝ $105.00	+13.92%
11/19/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$90.00 ➝ $105.00	+15.28%
11/19/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$87.00 ➝ $104.00	+14.19%
11/19/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Eyal Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$90.00 ➝ $105.00	+15.79%
11/19/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$77.00 ➝ $90.00	-2.05%
11/11/2024	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Bersey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
11/11/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$83.00 ➝ $111.00	+17.42%
11/8/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$85.00 ➝ $95.00	+3.94%
5/3/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$72.00 ➝ $67.00	+12.30%
2/13/2024	Daiwa Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$75.00	+6.75%
1/18/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$65.00	+7.23%
1/17/2024	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight
11/3/2023	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
11/3/2023	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
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Should I Buy Fortinet Stock? FTNT Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Monday, May 19, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Fortinet pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Fortinet
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Fortinet, Inc.:

The current stock price is around $104.73, reflecting a stable position in the market.
Fortinet, Inc. reported a significant increase in earnings per share, surpassing analyst expectations, which indicates strong financial performance.
The company has shown a year-over-year revenue growth of approximately 13.8%, suggesting a robust demand for its cybersecurity solutions.
Institutional investors own a substantial 83.71% of the company's stock, indicating strong confidence from major financial players.
Fortinet, Inc. has a high return on equity of 256.53%, demonstrating effective management and profitability relative to shareholder equity.

Fortinet
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Fortinet, Inc. for these reasons:

Analysts have issued mixed ratings, with a consensus rating of "Hold," suggesting uncertainty about future performance.
The stock has experienced fluctuations, with a 1-year high of $114.82 and a low of $54.57, indicating potential volatility.
Recent insider selling, with a total of 738,978 shares sold, may raise concerns about the confidence of company executives in the stock's future.
The company's P/E ratio of 45.99 is relatively high, which could suggest that the stock is overvalued compared to its earnings.
Market conditions and competition in the cybersecurity sector could impact Fortinet, Inc.'s growth potential moving forward.

FTNT Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 34 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Fortinet is $104.80, with a high forecast of $135.00 and a low forecast of $78.00.
: 34 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Fortinet in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 20 hold ratings, 11 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" FTNT shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FTNT, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Fortinet's stock has a predicted upside of 0.01% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Fortinet's stock had 3 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Fortinet has been rated by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald, DZ Bank, Jefferies Financial Group, KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Roth Capital, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Stephens, Stifel Nicolaus, UBS Group, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Fortinet less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating for Fortinet is Hold while the average consensus rating for "computer and technology" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how FTNT compares to other companies.

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Fortinet (FTNT) Stock Forecast & Price Target