Fortive (FTV) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) will likely be announcing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, February 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.84 per share and revenue of $1.0934 billion for the quarter. Investors are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.10. Fortive had a net margin of 11.72% and a return on equity of 12.04%. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.97 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Fortive to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Fortive Stock Down 2.9%

FTV stock opened at $53.14 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $54.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $51.03. The stock has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.37, a PEG ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Fortive has a twelve month low of $46.34 and a twelve month high of $83.32.

Fortive Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th were given a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. Fortive’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.71%.

Insider Activity at Fortive

In other news, SVP Stacey A. Walker sold 2,192 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.35, for a total value of $110,367.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 59,488 shares in the company, valued at $2,995,220.80. The trade was a 3.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.92% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Fortive by 246.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 502 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in shares of Fortive by 668.5% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,145 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 996 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Fortive during the 3rd quarter valued at $88,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in Fortive in the third quarter worth $88,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Fortive by 87.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,270 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $118,000 after buying an additional 1,062 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup increased their price target on Fortive from $57.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Fortive from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Mizuho reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $51.00 price target (down from $54.00) on shares of Fortive in a report on Monday, January 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $57.00 price objective (up from $55.00) on shares of Fortive in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Fortive from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.77.

About Fortive

Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) is a diversified industrial technology company headquartered in Everett, Washington. The company was created through a spin‑off from Danaher Corporation in 2016 and has since focused on building a portfolio of professional instrumentation and industrial technology businesses. In 2020 Fortive completed a further portfolio separation with the spin‑off of Vontier, concentrating Fortive’s activities on higher‑margin instrumentation, software and services.

Fortive’s operations center on professional test and measurement, sensing and monitoring, software‑enabled solutions, and lifecycle services that support industrial and commercial customers.