Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Fortive (FTV)

Fortive (NYSE: FTV) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/29/2026 – Fortive was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 10/29/2026 – Fortive had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $59.00 to $68.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Fortive had its price target raised by Citigroup from $65.00 to $71.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Fortive was given a new $75.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 10/29/2026 – Fortive was given a new $55.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 10/29/2026 – Fortive had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Truist Financial. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock, up from $63.00.
• 10/29/2026 – Fortive had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $59.00 to $68.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Fortive had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $56.00 to $59.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Fortive had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $63.00 to $59.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Fortive had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $64.00 to $56.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Fortive had its price target lowered by Truist Financial from $68.00 to $63.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Fortive is now covered by Evercore. They set a “hold” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock.

Fortive Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of Fortive stock opened at $68.42 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.83. Fortive Corporation has a 12-month low of $49.99 and a 12-month high of $68.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.58, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.03.

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The technology company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. Fortive had a net margin of 14.83% and a return on equity of 15.79%. Fortive’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 EPS. Analysts predict that Fortive Corporation will post 3.12 EPS for the current year.

Fortive Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 28th. Investors of record on Friday, November 27th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 27th. Fortive’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.33%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Fortive news, SVP Peter C. Underwood sold 48,442 shares of Fortive stock in a transaction on Friday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.60, for a total value of $3,129,353.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 79,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,111,022.80. The trade was a 37.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Christopher Mulhall sold 17,962 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.56, for a total transaction of $1,177,588.72. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 44,598 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,923,844.88. The trade was a 28.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 83,159 shares of company stock valued at $5,371,093 in the last ninety days. 0.65% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) is a diversified industrial technology company that develops and provides products, software and services designed to improve the productivity, safety, reliability and efficiency of businesses and public-sector organizations. Its offerings support customers in industries including manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, transportation, commercial facilities and government.

The company’s portfolio includes electronic test and measurement equipment, calibration and asset-management solutions, workplace and facility-management software, engineering and infrastructure software, product identification and traceability systems, and healthcare technology.