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After finishing at $48.51 in the prior trading day, Fortive Corp (NYSE: FTV) closed at $48.57, up 0.12%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.32 million shares were traded. FTV stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $48.28.
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 8.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
Melius Downgraded its Buy to Hold on July 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $62.
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 Aug 01 ’25 when Okerstrom Mark D bought 21,300 shares for $47.03 per share. The transaction valued at 1,001,739 led to the insider holds 94,622 shares of the business.
LICO JAMES A sold 175,000 shares of FTV for $12,670,000 on May 15 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 428,585 shares after completing the transaction at $72.40 per share. On May 15 ’25, another insider, LICO JAMES A, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 175,000 shares for $72.39 each.
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 16432978944 and an Enterprise Value of 19584696320. As of this moment, Fortive’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 34.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.186 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.445.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FTV is 1.11, which has changed by -0.12559503 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 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 -3.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.26%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4198940 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 338.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 336.82M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.99% stake in the company. Shares short for FTV as of 1755216000 were 7453798 with a Short Ratio of 1.69, compared to 1752537600 on 9414822. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7453798 and a Short% of Float of 2.92.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FTV’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.24, compared to 0.24 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0049474337The 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 2024-11-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-06-30 when the company split stock in a 1327:1000 ratio.
