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 $1,001,739 were purchased by Okerstrom Mark D on Aug 01 ’25. At $47.03 per share, Okerstrom Mark D acquired 21,300 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 94,622 shares worth approximately $4.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LICO JAMES A sold 175,000 shares, netting a total of over 12,670,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $72.40 each, the insider now holds 428,585 shares.
Before that, LICO JAMES A had added 175,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $12,669,125, the Officer bought Fortive Corp shares for $72.39 each.
As published in a research note from Truist on July 31, 2025, Fortive Corp [FTV] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $55. Analysts at Melius downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 15, 2025, TD Cowen has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for FTV. Earlier on April 09, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for FTV stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing FTV Stock Performance
On last trading session, Fortive Corp [NYSE: FTV] plunged -1.67% to $47.59. The stock’s lowest price that day was $47.4602, but it reached a high of $48.66 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.15%. Over the course of the year, Fortive Corp shares have dropped approximately -7.70%.
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 52.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.47% from the previous closing price of $48.4. 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. On December 09, 2024, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $86.
