Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Fortive (FTV)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Fortive (NYSE: FTV):

• 12/1/2025 – Fortive had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Fortive had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – Fortive had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/13/2025 – Fortive had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/7/2025 – Fortive was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating.
• 11/5/2025 – Fortive had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $50.00 to $53.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 11/4/2025 – Fortive had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $57.00 to $58.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Fortive had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $56.00 to $57.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Fortive had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $54.00 to $56.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Fortive had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $53.00 to $55.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Fortive had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $55.00.
• 10/25/2025 – Fortive was upgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating.
• 10/17/2025 – Fortive had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $65.00 to $54.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2025 – Fortive had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a $53.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $58.00.
• 10/8/2025 – Fortive was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating.

Fortive Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Fortive

In other news, SVP Stacey A. Walker sold 2,192 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.35, for a total transaction of $110,367.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 59,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,995,220.80. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.92% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Fortive Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and services professional and engineered products, software, and services in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Intelligent Operating Solutions, Precision Technologies, and Advanced Healthcare Solutions. The Intelligent Operating Solutions segment provides advanced instrumentation, software, and services, including electrical test and measurement, facility and asset lifecycle software applications, and connected worker safety and compliance solutions for manufacturing, process industries, healthcare, utilities and power, communications and electronics, and other industries.