Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.94% compared to its previous closing price of $105.66. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.43% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-07-03 that We rate Fortinet a Strong Buy with a $148 price target, driven by a subscription-led mix shift and unified platform momentum. Accelerating SASE and AI-powered SecOps adoption, plus a dominant firewall franchise, support recurring revenue durability and double-digit EPS growth through FY27. Valuation offers a 44% upside with a 50x FY26E P/E, below historical and peer medians, providing a margin of safety and asymmetric risk/reward.
Is It Worth Investing in Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT) Right Now?
Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 43.90x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for FTNT is at 1.09. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 7 rating it as “overweight”, 28 as “hold”, and 2 as “sell”.
The public float for FTNT is 635.99M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.77% of that float. The average trading volume for FTNT on July 08, 2025 was 5.08M shares.
FTNT’s Market Performance
FTNT stock saw an increase of 3.43% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.95% and a quarterly increase of 19.24%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.98%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.63% for Fortinet Inc (FTNT).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.57% for FTNT’s stock, with a 11.01% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FTNT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FTNT stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for FTNT by listing it as a “Market Perform”. The predicted price for FTNT in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $110 based on the research report published on May 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DZ Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FTNT reach a price target of $95. The rating they have provided for FTNT stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on May 06th, 2025.
Stephens gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to FTNT, setting the target price at $108 in the report published on April 01st of the current year.
FTNT Trading at 3.32% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FTNT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.12% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.98%, as shares surge +3.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FTNT rose by +3.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +39.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $102.98. In addition, Fortinet Inc saw 74.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FTNT starting from NEUKOM WILLIAM H., who purchase 335 shares at the price of $104.22 back on Jun 06 ’25. After this action, NEUKOM WILLIAM H. now owns 301,471 shares of Fortinet Inc, valued at $34,912 using the latest closing price.
Ohlgart Christiane, the Chief Financial Officer of Fortinet Inc, sale 1,164 shares at $104.71 during a trade that took place back on Jun 06 ’25, which means that Ohlgart Christiane is holding 6,062 shares at $121,883 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FTNT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32% for the present operating margin
- 0.81% for the gross margin
The net margin for Fortinet Inc stands at 0.31%. The total capital return value is set at 0.34%. Equity return is now at value 205.91%, with 20.80% for asset returns.
Based on Fortinet Inc (FTNT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 97.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.36.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Fortinet Inc (FTNT) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
