Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Fortive Corp shares valued at $12,670,000 were sold by LICO JAMES A on May 15 ’25. At $72.40 per share, LICO JAMES A sold 175,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 428,585 shares worth approximately $21.28 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LICO JAMES A purchased 175,000 shares, netting a total of over 12,669,125 in proceeds.
Before that, Underwood Peter C had sold 14,327 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,058,479, the SVP – Chief Legal Officer traded Fortive Corp shares for $73.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 14,327 shares, worth approximately $2.57 million.
As published in a research note from Melius on July 22, 2025, Fortive Corp [FTV] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $62. Analysts at TD Cowen downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of April 09, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for FTV. Earlier on December 09, 2024, Citigroup downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for FTV stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing FTV Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Fortive Corp [NYSE: FTV] plunged -2.49% to $49.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $49.26, but it reached a high of $52.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.86%. Over the course of the year, Fortive Corp shares have dropped approximately -7.16%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Fortive Corp (FTV)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 35.24 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Fortive Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Fortive Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 2.18 million shares to 9.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 7.24 million shares. A jump of 23.12% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.44 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.44.
Which companies own the most shares of Fortive Corp (FTV)?
In terms of Fortive Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 50 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.81% from the previous closing price of $50.92. Analysts anticipate Fortive Corp stock to reach 85 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Fortive Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
