Fortive (FTV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) is a diversified industrial technology company headquartered in Everett, Washington. The company was created through a spin‑off from Danaher Corporation in 2016 and has since focused on building a portfolio of professional instrumentation and industrial technology businesses. In 2020 Fortive completed a further portfolio separation with the spin‑off of Vontier, concentrating Fortive’s activities on higher‑margin instrumentation, software and services.

Fortive’s operations center on professional test and measurement, sensing and monitoring, software‑enabled solutions, and lifecycle services that support industrial and commercial customers. Its businesses provide products and solutions for equipment calibration and diagnostics, field testing, process monitoring, industrial automation support, and software that helps customers improve operational uptime and productivity. These offerings are aimed at improving quality, safety and efficiency for customers across a range of capital‑intensive industries.

The company pursues growth through targeted acquisitions, organic innovation and a disciplined operating model known as the Fortive Business System, which emphasizes continuous improvement and operational rigor. Fortive manages a portfolio of operating companies and brands, allocating capital and resources to drive product development, aftermarket services and recurring revenue streams while reshaping the portfolio as markets evolve.

Fortive serves customers globally, with operations and sales across North America, Europe, Asia and other regions. The company is led by an executive team and board focused on executing a strategy of industrial technology leadership, portfolio optimization and margin expansion through service and software growth alongside its traditional product businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $59.88 to $61.50
• 50-Day Range: $53.58 to $62.02
• 52-Week Range: $46.34 to $74.67
• Volume: 4.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.22
• Dividend Yield: 0.40%
• Price Target: $60.92
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Fortive Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fortive scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 351st out of 626 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Fortive has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Fortive is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fortive has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fortive are expected to grow by 6.78% in the coming year, from $2.95 to $3.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fortive is 36.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fortive is 36.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.41.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Fortive has a PEG Ratio of 3.25. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fortive has a P/B Ratio of 3.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.28% of the float of Fortive has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fortive has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.95.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fortive has recently increased by 5.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Fortive has a dividend yield of 0.40%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Fortive has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Fortive is 14.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Fortive will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.62% next year. This indicates that Fortive will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Fortive has a news sentiment score of 0.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Fortive this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for FTV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Fortive to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fortive insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,307,964.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.92% of the stock of Fortive is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.94% of the stock of Fortive is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FTV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FTV shares performed this year?

Fortive's stock was trading at $55.24 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, FTV stock has increased by 9.7% and is now trading at $60.5960.

How were Fortive's earnings last quarter?

Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The technology company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.06. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Fortive doing a stock buyback?

Fortive's board initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, May 4th 2026, which authorizes the company to repurchase 20,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Fortive's major shareholders?

Fortive's top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.66%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.25%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.23%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include James A Lico, Peter C Underwood, Charles E Mclaughlin, Jonathan L Schwarz, Patrick K Murphy, Stacey A Walker, Tamara S Newcombe, Kate Mitchell and Christopher M Mulhall.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Fortive?

Shares of FTV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Fortive own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fortive investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Visa (V), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/27 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• 19th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference: 5/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT
• Sub-Industry: Measuring And Control Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FTV
• CIK: 1659166
• Web: www.fortive.com
• Phone: (425) 446-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,000
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Fortive: $60.92
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.54
• P/E Growth: 3.27
• Net Income: $579.20 million
• Net Margins: 12.84%
• Pretax Margin: 14.92%
• Return on Equity: 12.66%
• Return on Assets: 6.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 0.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.44
• Cash Flow: $4.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.35
• Book Value: $19.98 per share
• Price / Book: 3.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 304,860,000
• Free Float: 302,056,000
• Market Cap: $18.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.09