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 $2,981,060 were sold by Underwood Peter C on Nov 10 ’25. At $51.28 per share, Underwood Peter C sold 58,133 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 80,075 shares worth approximately $4.04 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Underwood Peter C purchased 58,133 shares, netting a total of over 2,980,795 in proceeds.
Before that, Walker Stacey A. had sold 2,192 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $110,367, the SVP – Chief People Officer traded Fortive Corp shares for $50.35 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,192 shares, worth approximately $3.0 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on October 15, 2025, Fortive Corp [FTV] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $53. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of August 14, 2025, Barclays has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for FTV. Earlier on July 31, 2025, Truist downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for FTV stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing FTV Stock Performance
On last trading session, Fortive Corp [NYSE: FTV] rose 0.08% to $50.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $50.09, but it reached a high of $50.96 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.09%. Over the course of the year, Fortive Corp shares have dropped approximately -10.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $83.32 on 02/20/25 and a 52-week low of $46.34 on 08/11/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Fortive Corp (FTV)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 50.01, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 49.60. In the upper region, resistance lies at 50.91. The next price resistance is at 51.40. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.17 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Fortive Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Fortive Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-31 dropping by -1.53 million shares to 7.02 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 8.54 million shares. A decline of -21.74% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.49.
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In terms of Fortive Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 56 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.16% from the previous closing price of $50.38. Analysts anticipate Fortive Corp stock to reach 66 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. On July 22, 2025, Melius assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $62.
