The stock of Fortive Corp (FTV) has seen a -26.63% decrease in the past week, with a -27.40% drop in the past month, and a -28.96% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.85% for FTV. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -26.39% for FTV’s stock, with a -30.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Fortive Corp (NYSE: FTV) Right Now?
Fortive Corp (NYSE: FTV) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.65x compared to its average ratio. FTV has 36-month beta value of 1.10. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FTV is 338.75M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.14% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FTV on June 30, 2025 was 3.30M shares.
FTV) stock’s latest price update
Fortive Corp (NYSE: FTV) has seen a decline in its stock price by -27.94 in relation to its previous close of 71.6. However, the company has experienced a -26.63% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-30 that RALEIGH, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ralliant Corporation (“Ralliant” or the “Company”) (NYSE: RAL) today announced the completion of its separation from Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”) and its launch as an independent, publicly traded company. The Company’s stock will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RAL.” Tami Newcombe has assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer and joined Ralliant’s Board of Directors as planned and previously announced.
Analysts’ Opinion of FTV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FTV stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for FTV by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for FTV in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $67 based on the research report published on April 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FTV reach a price target of $86, previously predicting the price at $92. The rating they have provided for FTV stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 09th, 2024.
FTV Trading at -26.11% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FTV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.07% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FTV starting from LICO JAMES A, who sale 175,000 shares at the price of $72.40 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, LICO JAMES A now owns 428,585 shares of Fortive Corp, valued at $12,670,000 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FTV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fortive Corp stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 7.70, with 4.60 for asset returns.
Based on Fortive Corp (FTV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.67 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.95. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.97.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Fortive Corp (FTV) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
