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Fortive (FTV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$52.71 -0.35 (-0.66%)
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About Fortive Stock (NYSE:FTV)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$52.50
$52.78
50-Day Range
$52.20
$73.81
52-Week Range
$50.00
$83.32
Volume
146,691 shs
Average Volume
2.78 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.92 billion
P/E Ratio
23.08
Dividend Yield
0.61%
Price Target
$73.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Fortive Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

FTV MarketRank™: 

Fortive scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 657 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Fortive has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Fortive's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Fortive are expected to grow by 8.15% in the coming year, from $4.05 to $4.38 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Fortive is 23.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.03.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Fortive is 23.10, 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 37.21.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Fortive has a PEG Ratio of 2.63. 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 1.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Fortive's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.15% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fortive has recently increased by 8.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Fortive has a dividend yield of 0.60%, 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 14.04%. 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 7.31% next year. This indicates that Fortive will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Fortive's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.15% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fortive has recently increased by 8.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Fortive has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Fortive this week, compared to 14 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 -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Fortive to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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 $13,728,479.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 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.

  • Read more about Fortive's insider trading history.
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FTV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Fortive's stock was trading at $75.00 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FTV shares have decreased by 29.8% and is now trading at $52.6550.

Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The technology company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85. Fortive's revenue was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Fortive's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, May 27th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back 15,630,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Top institutional investors of Fortive include Perpetual Ltd (0.13%), Canoe Financial LP (0.10%), Swedbank AB (0.03%) and Czech National Bank (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include James A Lico, Charles E Mclaughlin, Jonathan L Schwarz, Patrick K Murphy, Tamara S Newcombe, Peter C Underwood, Stacey A Walker and Christopher M Mulhall.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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 6/27 Dividend
4/30/2025
Last Earnings
5/01/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/27/2025
Today
7/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
ELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT
Sub-Industry
Measuring And Control Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:FTV
CIK
1659166
Fax
N/A
Employees
18,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$90.00
Low Price Target
$55.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+39.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.28
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.25
Forward P/E Ratio
13.09
P/E Growth
2.63
Net Income
$832.90 million
Net Margins
12.90%
Pretax Margin
15.16%
Return on Equity
13.19%
Return on Assets
7.95%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.29
Current Ratio
0.99
Quick Ratio
0.78

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.23 billion
Price / Sales
2.89
Cash Flow
$5.53 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.59
Book Value
$29.39 per share
Price / Book
1.80

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
339,880,000
Free Float
336,755,000
Market Cap
$18.01 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.09

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This page (NYSE:FTV) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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