Fortive Corp’s recently made public that its Chief Financial Officer Okerstrom Mark D acquired Company’s shares for reported $1.0 million on Aug 01 ’25. In the deal valued at $47.03 per share,21,300 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Okerstrom Mark D now holds 94,622 shares worth roughly $4.56 million.
Then, LICO JAMES A sold 175,000 shares, generating $12,670,000 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $72.40, the President and CEO now owns 428,585 shares.
Before that, LICO JAMES A bought 175,000 shares. Fortive Corp shares valued at $12,669,125 were divested by the Officer at a price of $72.39 per share.
Barclays downgraded its Fortive Corp [FTV] rating to an Equal weight from a an Overweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late July from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. Melius also remained covering FTV and has decreased its forecast on July 22, 2025 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. TD Cowen revised its rating on July 15, 2025. It rated FTV as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of FTV
On Friday, Fortive Corp [NYSE:FTV] saw its stock jump 0.75% to $48.16. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.25%. Fortive Corp shares have fallen nearly -7.81% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -14.76% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $62.77 was reached on 02/20/25, a 52-week low of $45.49 was recorded on 08/11/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For FTV Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 47.83, which if violated will result in even more drops to 47.51. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 48.43. A further resistance level may holdings at 48.70.
How much short interest is there in Fortive Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Fortive Corp stocks on 2025-07-31, growing by 3.22 million shares to a total of 9.17 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-30 was 5.96 million shares. There was a rise of 35.07%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
