In a filing, Fortive Corp revealed its SVP – Human Resources Walker Stacey A. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.24 million on Feb 28 ’25. In the deal valued at $79.05 per share,3,002 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Walker Stacey A. now holds 42,373 shares worth roughly $3.08 million.
Then, McLaughlin Charles E sold 32,085 shares, generating $2,530,223 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $78.86, the SVP – Chief Financial Officer now owns 76,126 shares.
Before that, Mulhall Christopher M. sold 6,493 shares. Fortive Corp shares valued at $519,115 were divested by the VP – Chief Accounting Officer at a price of $79.95 per share. As a result of the transaction, Mulhall Christopher M. now holds 24,283 shares, worth roughly $1.76 million.
Citigroup downgraded its Fortive Corp [FTV] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published on December 09, 2024; the price target was decreased to $86 from $92. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Argus’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid November from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. UBS began covering FTV with “Neutral” recommendation on November 13, 2024. JP Morgan revised its rating on October 10, 2024. It rated FTV as “an Overweight” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of FTV
On Friday, Fortive Corp [NYSE:FTV] saw its stock fall -2.63% to $72.63. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.89%. Fortive Corp shares have fallen nearly -3.16% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -14.44% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $86.21 was reached on 02/20/25, a 52-week low of $66.15 was recorded on 03/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $78.30, while 200 days put it at $75.51.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For FTV Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 71.88, which if violated will result in even more drops to 71.13. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 74.00. A further resistance level may holdings at 75.37. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 34.75, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.27, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 81.97%. Stochastics %K at 47.19% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Fortive Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Fortive Corp stocks on 2025-03-14, growing by 0.22 million shares to a total of 7.17 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 6.95 million shares. There was a rise of 3.07%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
