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Fortive Corp (NYSE: FTV) closed the day trading at $52.13 down -27.19% from the previous closing price of $71.6. In other words, the price has decreased by -$27.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.86 million shares were traded. FTV stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.01.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FTV, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.76 and its Current Ratio is at 0.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
On December 09, 2024, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $92 to $86.
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 May 15 ’25 when LICO JAMES A sold 175,000 shares for $72.40 per share. The transaction valued at 12,670,000 led to the insider holds 428,585 shares of the business.
LICO JAMES A bought 175,000 shares of FTV for $12,669,125 on May 15 ’25. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Underwood Peter C, who serves as the SVP – Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 14,327 shares for $73.88 each. As a result, the insider received 1,058,479 and left with 51,750 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 17718048768 and an Enterprise Value of 20862263296. As of this moment, Fortive’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.375 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.422.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FTV is 1.10, which has changed by -0.043201804 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12632763 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FTV has reached a high of $83.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -30.05%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FTV traded about 3.30M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FTV traded about 4039485 shares per day. A total of 339.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 338.75M. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.10% stake in the company. Shares short for FTV as of 1749772800 were 7237788 with a Short Ratio of 2.19, compared to 1747267200 on 7507593. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7237788 and a Short% of Float of 2.8199999.
Dividends & Splits
FTV’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.32, up from 0.24 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00444924The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.42. The current Payout Ratio is 13.55% for FTV, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 with an ex-dividend date of 1748563200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-06-30 when the company split stock in a 1327:1000 ratio.
