Fortive Corporation $FTV Stake Increased by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV) by 116.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 174,386 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 93,896 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Fortive worth $9,628,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Diversified Trust Co. increased its position in shares of Fortive by 48.7% in the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 17,213 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $950,000 after purchasing an additional 5,641 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Fortive by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 38,427 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,131,000 after purchasing an additional 1,410 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in shares of Fortive by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 46,705 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,579,000 after purchasing an additional 1,007 shares in the last quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund lifted its position in shares of Fortive by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund now owns 3,200 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Fortive by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 8,401 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $464,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. 94.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on FTV shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Fortive from $57.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Fortive in a report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded Fortive from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Robert W. Baird set a $65.00 price target on Fortive in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Mizuho reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $51.00 price target (down from $54.00) on shares of Fortive in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Fortive currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.23.

Fortive Price Performance

FTV opened at $53.95 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $56.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $53.44. Fortive Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $46.34 and a fifty-two week high of $74.67. The firm has a market cap of $16.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.10.

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Fortive had a return on equity of 11.98% and a net margin of 12.48%.Fortive’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. Fortive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.900-3.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Fortive Corporation will post 4.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Fortive Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Fortive’s payout ratio is currently 13.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fortive news, Director Kate Mitchell sold 7,131 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.34, for a total value of $416,022.54. Following the sale, the director directly owned 31,775 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,853,753.50. This trade represents a 18.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Fortive Company Profile

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.