First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Rating $76.44 +0.14 (+0.18%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Ratings Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestBuy This Stock First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Aggregate Rating and Price Target (2026)How MarketBeat Aggregates ETF Rating and Price TargetMarketBeat calculates the aggregate rating and price target for an ETF by considering the weight of each stock in its portfolio. These ratings and price targets are based on the most recent ratings given by Wall Street analysts over the past year. The aggregate rating reviews the ETF's overall performance and is categorized as strong sell, sell, reduce, hold, moderate buy, buy, or strong buy. The aggegreate price target represents the average potential upside for the consensus price target of individual holdings in the ETF.FTLS Aggregate RatingModerate Buy 2.80Holdings in FTLS have an aggregate rating of Moderate Buy based on 742 analyst ratings issued in the past year covering 23 companies (47.8% of the portfolio).FTLS Aggregate Price Target$76.44High Prediction$76.44Average Prediction$76.44Low Prediction$76.44Holdings in FTLS have an aggregate price target of $76.44 and a range of $76.44 to $76.44 covering 23 companies (47.8% of the portfolio).FTLS Consensus Ratings of HoldingsStrong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy4 Buy rating(s)Moderate Buy17 Moderate Buy rating(s)Hold2 Hold rating(s)Reduce0 Reduce rating(s)Sell0 Sell rating(s)Strong Sell0 Strong Sell rating(s) Ratings for Stocks Held by First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Strong Sell Sell Reduce Hold Moderate Buy Buy Strong Buy Ratings for the Top 23 FTLS Holdings ExportWeight In ETFCompanyShare PriceMarketRank™Consensus Rating ScoreConsensus Price TargetPossible UpsideNumber of RatingsIndicator(s)ViewRatings8.04%AAPLApple$305.93+0.2%4.5742 of 5 stars2.51$328.60 7.4%35Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst Revision3.44%NVDANVIDIA$225.16-0.1%4.9968 of 5 stars3.02$305.94 35.9%53Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast3.22%MSFTMicrosoft$495.40-0.3%4.9527 of 5 stars2.89$560.27 13.1%47Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast2.36%MAMastercard$569.05+0.4%4.8879 of 5 stars3.06$661.93 16.3%31Trending NewsAnalyst Revision2.28%TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing$426.67-0.9%4.9948 of 5 stars3.06$524.25 22.9%16Trending NewsDividend CutAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision2.24%STXSeagate Technology$973.44+5.7%3.8838 of 5 stars2.89$986.00 1.3%27Trending NewsInsider TradeGap Up2.11%GOOGLAlphabet$345.90-0.1%4.8963 of 5 stars3.00$419.86 21.4%54Trending NewsAnalyst Downgrade2.05%CSCOCisco Systems$111.68-1.6%4.6804 of 5 stars2.74$129.43 15.9%23Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast1.98%WDCWestern Digital$508.80+4.4%3.9668 of 5 stars2.88$534.56 5.1%25Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeGap Up1.90%ABBVAbbVie$249.20-0.6%4.9053 of 5 stars2.88$275.50 10.6%26Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision1.83%CCitigroup$139.21+0.3%4.8892 of 5 stars2.89$145.22 4.3%19Trending News1.72%DELLDell Technologies$491.67-0.6%4.4663 of 5 stars2.66$494.33 0.5%32Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast1.54%METAMeta Platforms$589.85-0.9%4.9883 of 5 stars2.91$785.32 33.1%47Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst Revision1.49%AMZNAmazon.com$262.65-0.9%4.9617 of 5 stars2.98$322.56 22.8%59Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision1.42%MRKMerck & Co., Inc.$135.78+0.2%4.3342 of 5 stars2.68$135.50 -0.2%22Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst Revision1.37%VZVerizon Communications$48.50+0.6%4.2906 of 5 stars2.43$50.84 4.8%21Trending NewsAnalyst Revision1.36%SHOPShopify$154.32-2.7%3.9768 of 5 stars2.80$170.72 10.6%451.33%ADIAnalog Devices$389.39+2.2%4.9747 of 5 stars2.93$441.00 13.3%29Trending NewsUpcoming Earnings1.29%BACBank of America$64.46+0.6%4.4088 of 5 stars2.78$64.08 -0.6%27Trending NewsAnalyst Revision1.28%TMUST-Mobile US$182.61-0.4%4.9981 of 5 stars2.77$252.08 38.0%30Analyst ForecastAnalyst Revision1.26%AVGOBroadcom$393.05-5.9%5 of 5 stars2.88$493.24 25.5%32Trending News1.14%VLOValero Energy$341.36-0.5%4.4905 of 5 stars2.67$288.00 -15.6%21Positive NewsAnalyst Revision1.10%PFEPfizer$26.77-0.1%3.6583 of 5 stars2.19$28.28 5.6%21Trending NewsAnalyst Revision This page (NYSEARCA:FTLS) was last updated on 8/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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