Fortive (FTV) Competitors $53.04 -0.01 (-0.02%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$52.98 -0.06 (-0.11%) As of 06:18 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FTV vs. AME, DCI, DOV, IEX, IR, ITT, PH, PNR, TEL, and XYLShould 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 AMETEK Donaldson Dover IDEX Ingersoll Rand ITT Parker-Hannifin Pentair TE Connectivity Xylem Fortive (NYSE:FTV) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FTV or AME? 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is FTV or AME a better dividend stock? 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and AMETEK has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. AMETEK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer FTV or AME? In the previous week, Fortive had 19 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Fortive and 15 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Fortive's score of 0.41 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortive 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AMETEK 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer FTV or AME? Fortive presently has a consensus price target of $77.08, indicating a potential upside of 45.32%. AMETEK has a consensus price target of $197.89, indicating a potential upside of 8.55%. Given Fortive's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Fortive is more favorable than AMETEK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortive 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53AMETEK 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has more volatility and risk, FTV or AME? Fortive has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FTV or AME? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFortive$6.23B2.89$832.90M$2.2823.26AMETEK$6.94B6.06$1.38B$6.1129.84 Is FTV or AME more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortive12.90% 13.19% 7.95% AMETEK 20.43%16.75%10.90% SummaryAMETEK beats Fortive on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fortive News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FTV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FTV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FTV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortiveELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.03B$14.32B$27.40B$20.45BDividend Yield0.60%0.75%3.13%3.72%P/E Ratio23.2624.8936.8927.83Price / Sales2.8947.482,027.1646.02Price / Cash9.6124.2034.7718.22Price / Book1.803.517.244.59Net Income$832.90M$510.76M$763.56M$982.91M7 Day Performance1.61%1.19%1.71%1.73%1 Month Performance-27.42%-2.14%5.17%4.26%1 Year Performance-26.75%-3.53%52,368.03%14.35% Fortive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTVFortive4.9228 of 5 stars$53.040.0%$77.08+45.3%-26.8%$18.03B$6.23B23.2618,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeAMEAMETEK4.033 of 5 stars$181.20+0.4%$197.89+9.2%+11.2%$41.84B$6.94B29.6619,600Positive NewsDCIDonaldson3.9886 of 5 stars$69.39-0.3%$70.00+0.9%+1.7%$8.09B$3.65B23.2914,000Analyst DowngradeDOVDover4.9051 of 5 stars$183.34+0.0%$208.58+13.8%+6.0%$25.14B$7.75B11.0425,000IEXIDEX4.617 of 5 stars$175.67-0.4%$212.50+21.0%-6.9%$13.27B$3.27B27.849,000Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand3.9744 of 5 stars$83.28-1.2%$97.80+17.4%-4.8%$33.60B$7.24B41.2317,000Positive NewsITTITT4.2983 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+27.1%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700Analyst RevisionPHParker-Hannifin4.3795 of 5 stars$698.99-0.2%$719.71+3.0%+42.3%$89.32B$19.79B26.9255,100Positive NewsPNRPentair4.5861 of 5 stars$102.70-0.8%$107.14+4.3%+43.7%$16.90B$4.08B26.549,750Positive NewsTELTE Connectivity4.3561 of 5 stars$168.87+1.2%$162.50-3.8%+16.6%$50.08B$16.03B37.1187,000Positive NewsXYLXylem4.4009 of 5 stars$129.44+0.9%$143.71+11.0%-1.5%$31.50B$8.56B34.8017,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AME Competitors DCI Competitors DOV Competitors IEX Competitors IR Competitors ITT Competitors PH Competitors PNR Competitors TEL Competitors XYL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FTV) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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