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Fortive (FTV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Fortive Short Interest Data

Fortive (FTV) has a short interest of 6.98 million shares, representing 2.06% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.12% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, indicating that it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 2.52 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,980,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,640,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+5.12%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$486.30 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
339,882,000 shares
Float Size
338,260,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.06%
Today's Trading Volume
514,656 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,519,330 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
20%
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FTV Short Interest Over Time

FTV Days to Cover Over Time

FTV Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Fortive Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20256,980,000 shares $486.30 million +5.1%2.1%2.3 $69.67
4/15/20256,640,000 shares $436.56 million -3.9%2.0%2.4 $65.75
3/31/20256,910,000 shares $506.14 million -3.6%2.0%2.5 $73.25
3/15/20257,170,000 shares $529.33 million +7.8%2.1%2.7 $73.83
2/28/20256,650,000 shares $530.20 million -4.3%1.9%2.6 $79.73
2/15/20256,950,000 shares $560.09 million +37.9%2.0%2.8 $80.59
1/31/20255,040,000 shares $409.67 million -8.7%N/A2 $81.28
1/15/20255,520,000 shares $430.62 million +22.4%N/A2.1 $78.01
12/31/20244,510,000 shares $338.25 million +28.5%N/A1.7 $75.00
12/15/20243,510,000 shares $269.78 million +7.0%N/A1.4 $76.86
11/30/20243,280,000 shares $260.20 million +12.7%N/A1.3 $79.33
11/15/20242,910,000 shares $217.73 million -4.0%N/A1.1 $74.82
10/31/20243,030,000 shares $216.46 million -14.7%N/A1.2 $71.44
10/15/20243,550,000 shares $274.52 million +0.3%N/A1.5 $77.33
9/30/20243,540,000 shares $279.41 million +17.2%N/A1.6 $78.93
9/15/20243,020,000 shares $222.27 million +15.7%N/A1.3 $73.60
8/31/20242,610,000 shares $194.18 million +23.7%N/A1.2 $74.40
8/15/20242,110,000 shares $147.26 million -4.5%N/A1.1 $69.79
7/31/20242,210,000 shares $158.81 million -6.4%N/A1.3 $71.86
7/15/20242,360,000 shares $179.90 million -10.3%N/A1.4 $76.23
6/30/20242,630,000 shares $194.88 million +20.6%N/A1.6 $74.10
6/15/20242,180,000 shares $158.55 million -6.8%N/A1.4 $72.73
5/31/20242,340,000 shares $174.19 million +2.2%N/A1.4 $74.44
5/15/20242,290,000 shares $178.14 million -22.4%N/A1.4 $77.79
4/30/20242,950,000 shares $222.05 million -8.7%N/A1.8 $75.27
4/15/20243,230,000 shares $263.50 million +0.9%N/A1.9 $81.58
3/31/20243,200,000 shares $275.26 million -4.8%N/A2 $86.02
3/15/20243,360,000 shares $286.78 million +1.8%N/A2.1 $85.35
2/29/20243,300,000 shares $280.93 million +8.2%N/A2 $85.13
2/15/20243,050,000 shares $258.06 million +4.1%N/A1.8 $84.61
1/31/20242,930,000 shares $229.07 million +23.6%N/A1.5 $78.18
1/15/20242,370,000 shares $170.36 million -22.0%N/A1.1 $71.88
12/31/20233,040,000 shares $223.84 million +13.0%N/A1.4 $73.63
12/15/20232,690,000 shares $193.90 million +26.3%N/A1.3 $72.08
11/30/20232,130,000 shares $146.91 million -18.1%N/A1.1 $68.97
11/15/20232,600,000 shares $175.34 million -26.6%N/A1.3 $67.44
10/31/20233,540,000 shares $231.09 million -15.7%N/A1.8 $65.28
10/15/20234,200,000 shares $311.30 million +14.1%N/A2.3 $74.12
9/30/20233,680,000 shares $272.91 million -21.9%N/A2.1 $74.16
9/15/20234,710,000 shares $357.87 million -9.4%N/A2.7 $75.98
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8/31/20235,200,000 shares $410.02 million +16.1%N/A2.9 $78.85
8/15/20234,480,000 shares $354.41 million -2.8%N/A2.2 $79.11
7/31/20234,610,000 shares $361.19 million -14.3%N/A2.3 $78.35
7/15/20235,380,000 shares $399.03 million -5.8%N/A2.6 $74.17
6/30/20235,710,000 shares $426.94 million +3.3%N/A2.7 $74.77
6/15/20235,530,000 shares $397.99 million +2.0%N/A2.5 $71.97
5/31/20235,420,000 shares $352.90 million +15.1%N/A2.4 $65.11
5/15/20234,710,000 shares $309.31 million -10.6%N/A2.3 $65.67
4/30/20235,270,000 shares $332.48 million +9.8%N/A2.6 $63.09
4/15/20234,800,000 shares $322.42 million -3.8%N/A2.4 $67.17
3/31/20234,990,000 shares $340.17 million +0.6%N/A2.5 $68.17
3/15/20234,960,000 shares $319.32 million +9.3%N/A2.7 $64.38
2/28/20234,540,000 shares $302.64 million -0.9%N/A2.7 $66.66
2/15/20234,580,000 shares $318.49 million +10.9%N/A2.7 $69.54
1/31/20234,130,000 shares $280.96 million -16.6%N/A2.3 $68.03
1/15/20234,950,000 shares $333.78 million -2.6%N/A2.8 $67.43
12/30/20225,080,000 shares $326.39 million +5.4%N/A2.9 $64.25
12/15/20224,820,000 shares $310.26 million +8.3%N/A2.6 $64.37
11/30/20224,450,000 shares $300.60 million -0.9%N/A2.3 $67.55
11/15/20224,490,000 shares $299.66 million -5.7%N/A2.4 $66.74
10/31/20224,760,000 shares $304.16 million -11.7%N/A2.6 $63.90
10/15/20225,390,000 shares $317.31 million +6.9%N/A2.9 $58.87
9/30/20225,040,000 shares $293.83 million -0.2%N/A2.9 $58.30
9/15/20225,050,000 shares $324.61 million +24.1%N/A2.9 $64.28
8/31/20224,070,000 shares $257.75 million +24.5%N/A2.2 $63.33
8/15/20223,270,000 shares $223.96 million +24.8%N/A1.6 $68.49
7/31/20222,620,000 shares $168.86 million -13.0%N/A1.2 $64.45
7/15/20223,010,000 shares $165.25 million -30.8%N/A1.2 $54.90
6/30/20224,350,000 shares $236.55 million +3.6%N/A1.7 $54.38
6/15/20224,200,000 shares $237.89 million +2.2%N/A1.5 $56.64
5/31/20224,110,000 shares $253.87 million -14.6%N/A1.4 $61.77
5/15/20224,810,000 shares $281.39 million -7.1%N/A1.5 $58.50
4/30/20225,180,000 shares $297.85 million -15.8%N/A1.5 $57.50
4/15/20226,150,000 shares $357.81 million +6.0%N/A1.9 $58.18
3/31/20225,800,000 shares $353.39 million +13.3%N/A1.7 $60.93
3/15/20225,120,000 shares $291.79 million -6.7%N/A1.6 $56.99
2/28/20225,490,000 shares $355.48 million +12.5%N/A1.9 $64.75
2/15/20224,880,000 shares $320.57 million +13.2%N/A1.9 $65.69
1/31/20224,310,000 shares $304.03 million -23.0%N/A1.9 $70.54
1/15/20225,600,000 shares $406 million +2.0%N/A2.9 $72.50
12/31/20215,490,000 shares $418.83 million -0.7%N/A3.1 $76.29
12/15/20215,530,000 shares $416.35 million +18.2%N/A3.1 $75.29
11/30/20214,680,000 shares $345.71 million +0.4%N/A2.3 $73.87
11/15/20214,660,000 shares $363.62 million -14.2%N/A2.3 $78.03
10/29/20215,430,000 shares $411.11 million -18.8%N/A2.6 $75.71
10/15/20216,690,000 shares $486.10 million -11.5%N/A3 $72.66
9/30/20217,560,000 shares $533.51 million +14.4%N/A3.2 $70.57
9/15/20216,610,000 shares $493.77 million +4.8%N/A2.5 $74.70
8/31/20216,310,000 shares $466.12 million -22.1%N/A2.3 $73.87
8/13/20218,100,000 shares $615.28 million -2.2%N/A2.9 $75.96
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7/30/20218,280,000 shares $601.62 million +6.8%N/A2.8 $72.66
7/15/20217,750,000 shares $545.60 million -50.4%N/A2.9 $70.40
6/30/202115,610,000 shares $1.09 billion +37.1%N/A5.8 $69.74
6/15/202111,390,000 shares $814.61 million +41.1%3.5%4.7 $71.52
5/28/20218,070,000 shares $585.24 million -9.6%2.5%3.6 $72.52
5/14/20218,930,000 shares $620.37 million -0.1%2.7%4 $69.47
4/30/20218,940,000 shares $669.25 million +13.3%2.7%3.9 $74.86
4/15/20217,890,000 shares $571.00 million -14.9%2.4%3.4 $72.37
3/31/20219,270,000 shares $661.97 million +3.0%2.9%4 $71.41
3/15/20219,000,000 shares $608.31 million +10.7%2.8%4.1 $67.59
2/26/20218,130,000 shares $539.10 million -7.9%2.5%3.7 $66.31
2/12/20218,830,000 shares $622.78 million +15.0%2.7%4.1 $70.53
1/29/20217,680,000 shares $512.95 million +0.9%2.4%3.7 $66.79
1/15/20217,610,000 shares $536.73 million +2.3%2.4%3.8 $70.53
12/31/20207,440,000 shares $517.60 million +11.9%2.3%3.4 $69.57
12/15/20206,650,000 shares $453.93 million +6.7%2.1%2.8 $68.26
11/30/20206,230,000 shares $445.01 million +17.8%1.9%2.2 $71.43
11/15/20205,290,000 shares $375.33 million -18.7%1.6%1.8 $70.95
10/30/20206,510,000 shares $405.38 million -9.3%2.0%2.2 $62.27
10/15/20207,180,000 shares $481.06 million -2.8%2.2%2.3 $67.00
9/30/20207,390,000 shares $563.19 million +34.6%2.3%2.4 $76.21
9/15/20205,490,000 shares $423.83 million +12.5%1.7%2 $77.20
8/31/20204,880,000 shares $351.90 million -3.9%1.5%1.9 $72.11
8/14/20205,080,000 shares $373.79 million -2.5%1.6%2.1 $73.58
7/31/20205,210,000 shares $365.69 million -11.8%1.7%2.2 $70.19
7/15/20205,910,000 shares $408.74 million -14.7%1.9%2.7 $69.16
6/30/20206,930,000 shares $470.69 million +23.5%2.3%3.1 $67.92
6/15/20205,610,000 shares $361.23 million -7.4%1.8%2.2 $64.39
5/29/20206,060,000 shares $372.93 million -4.0%2.0%2.2 $61.54

FTV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Fortive's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Fortive shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 6,980,000 shares of FTV short. 2.06% of Fortive's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fortive's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Fortive?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FTV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Fortive's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Fortive?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Fortive: Walleye Trading LLC, Compound Planning Inc., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Fortive?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.06% of Fortive's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Fortive's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Fortive saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,980,000 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the previous total of 6,640,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Fortive's float size?

Fortive currently has issued a total of 339,882,000 shares. Some of Fortive's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Fortive currently has a public float of 338,260,000 shares.

How does Fortive's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.06% of Fortive's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "measuring and control equipment" compare to Fortive: Trane Technologies plc (1.92%), Keysight Technologies, Inc. (1.41%), Veralto Co. (1.44%), Teradyne, Inc. (4.56%), Revvity, Inc. (4.35%), Avantor, Inc. (5.13%), Nova Ltd. (5.48%), Vontier Co. (1.94%), Mirion Technologies, Inc. (3.30%), Sensata Technologies Holding plc (2.62%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Fortive stock?

Short selling FTV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fortive as its price is falling. FTV shares are trading down $0.31 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Fortive?

A short squeeze for Fortive occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FTV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Fortive's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FTV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:FTV) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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