Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for FTV in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryFortive draws fresh analyst attention this week as Evercore ISI initiates coverage with an "In Line" rating and a $60.00 price target, implying modest upside from recent trading levels and placing the company in line with peers on a two-year forward EV/EBITDA basis. The stock also slipped ahead of the open on 25 September alongside a broadly weaker US session, and coverage continues to reference the Q2 2026 results, which showed revenue of $1.10 billion against a consensus estimate of $1.07 billion, along with fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.950 to $3.050 and a quarterly dividend raised to $0.07 per share.
Fortive closes at $55.76, down 0.6%, with the price sitting between its 50-day average of $58.79 and 200-day average of $58.27. The GekkoIndex reads 61.9, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, though the reading has eased 5.3 points over five days. Fair value stands at $57.85, putting the current price 3.6% below that level.
The next earnings date falls on 28 October, 29 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day window. Congressional activity in the past 90 days shows 1 buy and 0 sells, and one billionaire holder is on record. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows an average 20-day return of -1.7% from this point in the calendar, with gains in 3 of those years. Analyst consensus across 8 firms stands at 2 buy and 6 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $64.31.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Fortive price vs fair value
Close $55.76200-day averageGekko Fair Value $57.85
Fortive quick facts
- Market cap
- $16.84B
- P/E ratio
- 29.7
- Forward P/E
- 17.3
- EPS, TTM
- $1.89
- Revenue, TTM
- $4.32B
- Profit margin
- 12.4%
- Dividend yield
- 0.22%
- Beta
- 0.97
- Volume
- 1.83M avg 2.31M
- 1-year return
- +17.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.5%
- 50-day average
- $58.79
- 200-day average
- $58.27
- Next earnings
- Oct 28
- Shares outstanding
- 302.0M
Fortive swing-trade checklist
Fortive scores 3 supportive, 3 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive3 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $55.76 sits between the 50-day ($58.79) and 200-day ($58.27) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
61.9, Accumulation
Reading 61.9 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
3.6% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.6% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 29 days
Next report Oct 28, 2026, 29 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
−1.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.7% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Fortive stock chart and price history
Fortive closed at $55.76 on Sep 28, 2026, +17.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $47.71 to $64.56.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −6.9%
- 3 months
- −8.1%
- 6 months
- +3.4%
- 1 year
- +17.0%
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About Fortive
Fortive designs, builds, markets and services technical equipment and software for industrial and professional use. It is known for combining physical instruments with digital platforms that help organizations run equipment reliably and safely, serving industries such as manufacturing, process production, utilities, power generation, communications and electronics.
The company is structured around distinct areas of work. One focuses on operational efficiency and safety, offering tools for equipment reliability, compliance software covering environmental, health, safety and quality matters, facility and asset lifecycle software, planning and procurement support, testing instruments, calibration equipment and gas detection devices, sold under names including Accruent, Fluke, Gordian, Industrial Scientific, Intelex, Pruftechnik and ServiceChannel. Another area supplies measurement and control technology, such as electrical testing instruments, energetic material devices and sensor and control systems, aimed at sectors like energy management, medical device manufacturing, food and beverage, aerospace and defense, and semiconductor production, under brands such as Anderson-Negele, Gems, Setra, Hengstler-Dynapar, Qualitrol, Pacific Scientific, Keithley and Tektronix. A further part of the business serves healthcare providers with instrument reprocessing and tracking, biomedical testing tools, radiation safety monitoring and asset management services.
Fortive's shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker FTV.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic equipment/Instruments
- Website
- fortive.com
Fortive GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Fortive’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 61.9, in the Accumulation zone, down 5.3 points over five sessions.
61.9Accumulation
Down 5.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 37 | +1.0% | +2.1% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 241 | −0.1% | +0.4% | ||
| Neutral | 353 | 0.0% | −0.7% | ||
| Distribution | 36 | +1.2% | +2.8% | ||
| Selling | 5 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average FTV share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Fortive stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Fortive trades 3.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $57.85, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Fortive shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$57.85
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
3.6% below fair value · About fair value
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Fortive insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Fortive, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 12 traded Jul 7 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Fortive has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jul 3, 2026
- $200.1M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.19%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.31B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds FTV.
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Fortive earnings: next date and track record
Fortive reports on Oct 28, 2026 (29 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 28, 2026
29 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.70
- Revenue estimate
- $1.07B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.3%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Apr 30, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Fortive Q1 2026 delivered core revenue growth of ~5% (including ~150bps tailwind from extra selling days), adjusted EBITDA growth of 13%, and adjusted EPS growth of over 25%. The company completed ~$500M in share repurchases, reducing share count by over 10% since July 2025 launch. Key growth drivers included Fluke's CertiFiber Max data center solution and AI-powered healthcare documentation tools. Recurring revenue grew faster than consolidated revenue in both segments.
- Guidance
- Management reaffirmed full-year adjusted EPS guidance of $2.90-$3.00, with Q1 performance and current trends pointing toward the upper half of that range. No changes to annual targets were indicated.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | $0.70 est $0.64 | $1.07B est $1.04B | −4.4% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $0.90 est $0.84 | $1.12B est $1.09B | +10.8% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.68 est $0.57 | $1.03B est $1.01B | +4.3% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.58 est $0.59 | $1.52B est $1.01B | −5.9% |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.85 est $0.64 | $1.47B est $1.49B | −3.1% |
| Feb 7, 2025 | $1.17 est $1.12 | $1.62B est $1.63B | +0.8% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $0.97 est $0.93 | $1.53B est $1.55B | −4.3% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | $0.93 est $0.92 | $1.55B est $1.57B | −8.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Fortive stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Fortive is $64.31, +15.3% from the last close, from 8 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$64.31consensus 12-month target, +15.3% from the last close
Now $55.76Avg $64.31
Low $59High $70
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 8 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | Evercore ISI | $60 | +7.6% |
| Sep 18 | UBS | $64 | +14.8% |
| Sep 18 | UBS | $64 | +14.8% |
| Aug 19 | Morgan Stanley | $59 | +5.8% |
| Aug 18 | Argus Research | $68 | +22.0% |
+0.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−1.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Fortive seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Fortive averaged −1.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.4% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.4% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, FTV’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.5%.
Fortive market cap and key statistics
Fortive’s market cap is $16.84B, with a P/E ratio of 29.7 and revenue of $4.32B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $16.84B
- P/E ratio
- 29.7
- Forward P/E
- 17.3
- EPS, TTM
- $1.89
- Gekko Fair Value
- $57.85
Trading
- Volume
- 1.83M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.31M
- 52-week high
- $64.56
- 52-week low
- $47.71
- Shares outstanding
- 302.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $4.32B
- Profit margin
- 12.4%
- Return on equity
- 7.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +4.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.97
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.5%
- Dividend yield
- 0.22%
Fortive stock news this week
Coverage of Fortive this week reads neutral: 3 positive, 7 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Form 4 Fortive Corp For: 28 September By Investing.comInvesting.com India, Sep 28
- Fortive (NYSE:FTV) Now Covered by Analysts at EvercoreMarketBeat, Sep 28
- Evercore ISI initiates Fortive stock coverage with In Line rating By Investing.comInvesting.com South Africa, Sep 28
- Fortive (FTV) Dividend Yield 2026, Date & History $FTVMarketBeat, Sep 25
- Fortive stock slips ahead of the openAD HOC NEWS, Sep 25
- Fortive stock reports Q2 growth and an earnings beatAD HOC NEWS, Sep 24
Fortive peers
Fortive’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| EMREmerson Electric | Neutral | 14.8% above |
| KEYSKeysight Technologies | Neutral | 14.3% above |
| QQnity Electronics | Neutral | 3.4% below |
| ONTOOnto Innovation | Neutral | 2.1% above |
| NXTNextpower | Accumulation | 24.6% below |
| NVMINova | Neutral | 1.7% below |
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Fortive stock FAQ
What is Fortive’s market cap?
Fortive’s market cap is $16.84B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $55.76, with 302.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 29.7.
What is the Fortive stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Fortive is $64.31, +15.3% from the last close. Of the 8 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Fortive stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Fortive is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $55.76 is 3.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $57.85. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Fortive report earnings next?
Fortive is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026 (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.70 per share on revenue of $1.07B. Fortive beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.3% on average across the report.
What is Fortive’s 52-week high and low?
Fortive’s 52-week high is $64.56 and its 52-week low is $47.71; it closed at $55.76 on Sep 28, 2026, +17.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $65.64 on Mar 22, 2024.
Is Fortive stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, smart money and earnings risk), 3 as mixed (trend, fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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