Fortive Corporation (FTV) Stock Analysis
Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $58.20 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8.
Fortive is a technology company operating two segments: Intelligent Operating Solutions (professional instruments, facility software, safety/compliance) and Advanced Healthcare Solutions (sterilization, biomedical tools, clinical software). After spinning off Ralliant (Precision... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $58.20 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Fortive Corporation
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- Fortive (FTV) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About Fortive (FTV) Q1 Earnings - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Fortive Stock Will Climb or Sink? - inkl — inkl positive
- Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Fortive Stock Will Climb or Sink? - Inkl — Inkl positive
- Peter Underwood Sells 47,557 Shares of Fortive (NYSE:FTV) Stock - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $58.20 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $56.07. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $61.54 (+5.7% upside). Prior stop was $56.07. Stop-loss: $56.07.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Negative momentum.
Fortive Corporation trades at a P/E of 34.5 (forward 18.3). TrendMatrix value score: 5.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
23 analysts cover FTV with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $63.
What does Fortive Corporation do?Fortive is a technology company operating two segments: Intelligent Operating Solutions (professional instruments,...
Fortive is a technology company operating two segments: Intelligent Operating Solutions (professional instruments, facility software, safety/compliance) and Advanced Healthcare Solutions (sterilization, biomedical tools, clinical software). After spinning off Ralliant (Precision Technologies) in June 2025, it serves tens of thousands of customers in manufacturing, healthcare, and other verticals.