Fortive (FTV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fortive is a global technology company that develops products and software for industrial, infrastructure and healthcare customers. Its businesses focus on helping organizations improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of their operations.

Fortive’s offerings include electronic test and measurement tools, industrial safety and gas-detection systems, and software for managing facilities, assets and construction projects. Its portfolio includes brands such as Fluke, Industrial Scientific, Gordian, Accruent and Provation.

Fortive was formed in 2016 through a spin-off from Danaher. The company serves customers across a range of geographies and industries, including manufacturing, utilities, construction and healthcare.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $67.38 to $68.11
• 50-Day Range: $54.44 to $68.42
• 52-Week Range: $50.09 to $68.94
• Volume: 1.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.78
• Dividend Yield: 0.41%
• Price Target: $64.36
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Fortive Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fortive scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 495th out of 655 stocks in the industrials 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: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Fortive has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.92, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Fortive has a consensus price target of $64.36, representing about 5.1% downside from its current price of $67.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fortive has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fortive are expected to grow by 5.77% in the coming year, from $3.12 to $3.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fortive is 21.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fortive is 21.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Fortive has a PEG Ratio of 2.72. 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 3.39. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.09% 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 4.71.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fortive has recently decreased by 15.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Fortive has a dividend yield of 0.41%, 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 13.33%. 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 8.48% next year. This indicates that Fortive will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Fortive has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Fortive this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for FTV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Fortive to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 $4,837,600.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.65% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 12/28 Dividend: 11/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/28 Dividend: 11/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• 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: $64.36
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.92
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.56
• P/E Growth: 2.72
• Net Income: $579.20 million
• Net Margins: 14.83%
• Pretax Margin: 16.82%
• Return on Equity: 15.79%
• Return on Assets: 8.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.59
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.85
• Cash Flow: $4.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.01
• Book Value: $20.01 per share
• Price / Book: 3.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 297,640,000
• Free Float: 295,709,000
• Market Cap: $20.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03