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The price of Fortive Corp (NYSE: FTV) closed at $48.4 in the last session, up 2.50% from day before closing price of $47.22. In other words, the price has increased by $2.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.11 million shares were traded. FTV stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.85.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FTV’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.82. 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 22, 2025, Melius Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $62.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on July 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $50.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 16375462912 and an Enterprise Value of 19527178240. As of this moment, Fortive’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 26.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.66 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.176 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.408.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FTV is 1.11, which has changed by -0.041534066 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 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 -7.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.61%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FTV traded on average about 4.38M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4867220 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 338.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 336.86M. Insiders hold about 0.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.12% stake in the company. Shares short for FTV as of 1752537600 were 9414822 with a Short Ratio of 2.15, compared to 1749772800 on 7237788. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9414822 and a Short% of Float of 3.6900000000000004.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FTV is 0.24, which was 0.24 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005082592The 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 2025-02-28 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.
