NYSE:FTV - Fortive Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Fortive trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FTV."

Fortive announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share on Friday, June 28th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. View Fortive's Dividend History.

Fortive Corp (NYSE:FTV) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 25th. The technology company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.69. The technology company earned $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. Fortive had a return on equity of 19.44% and a net margin of 39.98%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.78 EPS. View Fortive's Earnings History.

Fortive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Fortive.

Fortive updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.55-3.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.61. Fortive also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.86-0.90 EPS.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Fortive's stock. Their forecasts range from $74.00 to $99.00. On average, they expect Fortive's share price to reach $87.4480 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Fortive.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Fortive in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Fortive.

Media coverage about FTV stock has been trending somewhat negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Fortive earned a media sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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Fortive's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (1.42%), Northern Trust Corp (1.29%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.21%), Champlain Investment Partners LLC (0.61%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.47%) and CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.42%). Company insiders that own Fortive stock include Alan G Spoon, Barbara B Hulit, Charles E Mclaughlin, Emily A Weaver, James A Lico, Jonathan L Schwarz, Martin Gafinowitz, Raj Ratnakar, Stacey A Walker and William W Pringle. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Fortive.

FTV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Boston Partners, Victory Capital Management Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, Federated Investors Inc. PA and Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Fortive company stock in the last year include Barbara B Hulit, Charles E Mclaughlin, Emily A Weaver, James A Lico, Jonathan L Schwarz, Martin Gafinowitz, Raj Ratnakar, Stacey A Walker and William W Pringle. View Insider Buying and Selling for Fortive.

FTV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Geode Capital Management LLC, SEI Investments Co, Champlain Investment Partners LLC, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Arrowgrass Capital Partners US LP, First Manhattan Co. and First Trust Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Fortive.

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

One share of FTV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $79.90.

Fortive has a market capitalization of $26.77 billion and generates $6.45 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $2.91 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.06 on an earnings per share basis. Fortive employs 24,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Fortive is http://www.fortive.com/.

Fortive's mailing address is 6920 SEAWAY BLVD., EVERETT WA, 98203. The technology company can be reached via phone at 425-446-5000 or via email at [email protected]