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After finishing at $53.48 in the prior trading day, Fortive Corp (NYSE: FTV) closed at $52.77, down -1.33%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.43 million shares were traded. FTV stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.74.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FTV by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.55 and its Current Ratio is at 0.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
On September 02, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $50. Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on August 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $54.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 10 ’25 when Underwood Peter C sold 58,133 shares for $51.28 per share. The transaction valued at 2,981,060 led to the insider holds 80,075 shares of the business.
Underwood Peter C bought 58,133 shares of FTV for $2,980,795 on Nov 10 ’25. On Oct 31 ’25, another insider, Walker Stacey A., who serves as the SVP – Chief People Officer of the company, sold 2,192 shares for $50.35 each. As a result, the insider received 110,367 and left with 59,488 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FTV now has a Market Capitalization of 17854009344 and an Enterprise Value of 19739066368. As of this moment, Fortive’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 18.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.153 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.743.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FTV is 1.12, which has changed by -0.09675503 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12607694 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FTV has reached a high of $62.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.82%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3282720 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 317.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 316.13M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.72% stake in the company. Shares short for FTV as of 1763078400 were 8044339 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1760486400 on 8260685. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8044339 and a Short% of Float of 3.4299999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FTV’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.3, compared to 0.30 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005609574. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.43. The current Payout Ratio is 13.55% for FTV, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-06-30 when the company split stock in a 1327:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 16.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.63, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of $0.61.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.68 and $2.54 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.64. EPS for the following year is $2.85, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $3.0 and $2.72.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $1.09B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.1B to a low estimate of $1.09B. As of. The current estimate, Fortive Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.62BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.02B. There is a high estimate of $1.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.01B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FTV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.23BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.25B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.28B and the low estimate is $4.22B.
