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After finishing at $48.57 in the prior trading day, Fortive Corp (NYSE: FTV) closed at $48.01, down -1.15%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.95 million shares were traded. FTV stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.68.
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 8.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.72. 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.
On July 31, 2025, Truist Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $55.
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 16243511296 and an Enterprise Value of 19395227648. As of this moment, Fortive’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 34.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.155 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.325.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FTV is 1.11, which has changed by -0.14369261 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15109766 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 -4.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.22%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4154830 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 1.72, 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 0.004941322The 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 2025-09-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-06-30 when the company split stock in a 1327:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Fortive Corp (FTV) is currently in the spotlight, with 13.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.82, with high estimates of $0.85 and low estimates of $0.75.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.55 and $2.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.52. EPS for the following year is $2.76, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $2.93 and $2.55.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $1.01B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.02B to a low estimate of $992.4M. As of the current estimate, Fortive Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.53BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.09B. There is a high estimate of $1.11B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.07B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FTV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.11B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.23BBased on 13 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.
