After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Fortive Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Technology sector and is a part of the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry. The current market capitalization of Fortive Corp is $24.52B. A total of 4.56 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.25M shares.
In the most recent transaction, LICO JAMES A sold 175,000 shares of FTV for 72.40 per share on May 15 ’25. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 428,585 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 15 ’25, LICO JAMES A bought 175,000 shares at 72.39 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Underwood Peter C disposed of 14,327 shares on May 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $73.88. This resulted in the SVP – Chief Legal Officer holding 51,750 shares of FTV after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Underwood Peter C bought 14,327 shares at $73.88 per share on May 12 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Fortive Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.32, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.44%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.67. FTV’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.47% when it declared a $0.08 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/30/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/28/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 0.4%. The FTV stock dividend was $0.08 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FTV has a high of $83.32 and a low of $60.38.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. FTV’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $819.30M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.14B in debt and $3.71B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $30.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.52B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for FTV is Buy with a score of 4.00.
