Fortive (FTV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV) is a diversified industrial technology company that develops and provides essential products, software and services for customers in healthcare, manufacturing, utilities, commercial facilities and other professional markets. Its businesses focus on improving workplace productivity, safety, compliance, asset performance and operational efficiency.

Fortive’s portfolio has included brands such as Fluke, Tektronix, Industrial Scientific, Accruent, Gordian, Provation and ASP. These businesses offer electronic test and measurement instruments, calibration and reliability tools, workplace safety equipment, facility and asset-management software, cost-estimating and construction information services, healthcare workflow software, and infection-prevention products and services.

Fortive was formed through a 2016 separation from Danaher Corporation and is headquartered in Everett, Washington. The company serves customers internationally through operations and sales channels in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other global markets. Its operating approach emphasizes continuous improvement, lean management practices and the development of specialized businesses serving mission-critical applications.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.74 to $56.48
• 50-Day Range: $54.44 to $64.09
• 52-Week Range: $47.31 to $64.56
• Volume: 2.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.67
• Dividend Yield: 0.51%
• Price Target: $63.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Fortive Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fortive scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 363rd out of 661 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: 2.7 / 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, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Fortive has a consensus price target of $63.10, representing about 14.3% upside from its current price of $55.22.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fortive has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fortive are expected to grow by 7.28% in the coming year, from $3.02 to $3.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fortive is 32.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fortive is 32.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Fortive has a PEG Ratio of 2.34. 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 2.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.78% 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 7.24.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fortive has recently increased by 5.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Fortive has a dividend yield of 0.50%, 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 16.57%. 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 8.64% 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: 0.82

News Sentiment

Fortive has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Fortive this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for FTV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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 $533,493.00 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 7/6 Dividend: 6/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/6 Dividend: 6/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/06/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• 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: $63.10
• High Price Target: $68.00
• Low Price Target: $51.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.28
• P/E Growth: 2.34
• Net Income: $579.20 million
• Net Margins: 12.38%
• Pretax Margin: 15.57%
• Return on Equity: 15.33%
• Return on Assets: 8.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.58
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.01
• Cash Flow: $4.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.34
• Book Value: $20.34 per share
• Price / Book: 2.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 302,020,000
• Free Float: 300,054,000
• Market Cap: $16.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05