FTV vs. AME, DCI, DOV, IEX, IR, ITT, PH, PNR, TEL, and XYL
Should you be buying Fortive stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortive include AMETEK (AME), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), IDEX (IEX), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Pentair (PNR), TE Connectivity (TEL), and Xylem (XYL).
Fortive vs. Its Competitors
Fortive (NYSE:FTV) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.
94.9% of Fortive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fortive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Fortive had 10 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Fortive and 17 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Fortive's score of 0.48 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fortive has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Fortive pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Fortive pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMETEK pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Fortive has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and AMETEK has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. AMETEK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Fortive presently has a consensus target price of $76.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.02%. AMETEK has a consensus target price of $197.89, indicating a potential upside of 9.11%. Given Fortive's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Fortive is more favorable than AMETEK.
AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than Fortive. Fortive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMETEK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AMETEK has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Fortive's net margin of 12.90%. AMETEK's return on equity of 16.75% beat Fortive's return on equity.
Summary
AMETEK beats Fortive on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:FTV) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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