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Fortive Corporation (FTV) is a leading scientific & technical instruments business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$70.41 after a previous close of US$69.57. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD70.095 to a high of USD71.12. The latest price was USD70.68 (25 minute delay). Fortive Corporation is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Open | US$70.41 |
|---|---|
| High | US$71.12 |
| Low | US$70.095 |
| Close | US$70.68 |
| Previous close | US$69.57 |
| Change | US$1.11 |
| Change % | 1.5955% |
| Volume | 1,665,585 |
| 52-week range | US$60.5825 - US$76.51 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$72.9309 |
| 200-day moving average | US$71.9724 |
| Target price | US$83.56 |
| PE ratio | 15.1092 |
| Dividend yield | US$0.28 (0.39%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$4.809 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $70.68
| 1 week (2021-10-07) | -1.05% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2021-09-17) | -2.83% |
| 3 months (2021-07-16) | 1.10% |
| 6 months (2021-04-16) | -2.35% |
| 1 year (2020-10-16) | 5.27% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-10-17) | 19.11% |
| 3 years (2018-10-17) | 5.29% |
| 5 years (2016-10-17) | 72.16% |
Valuing Fortive Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Fortive Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Fortive Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Fortive Corporation shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Fortive Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.5383. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Fortive Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Fortive Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$1.2 billion (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Fortive Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | US$5.1 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 16.29% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$2.6 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.31% |
| Return on equity TTM | 19.63% |
| Profit margin | 34.22% |
| Book value | 25.684 |
| Market capitalisation | US$26 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 7.6 million Fortive Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Fortive Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 19.9% up from 6.3 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Fortive Corporation shares can be evaluated.
Fortive Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Fortive Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Fortive Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 2.4 million). Fortive Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.09. In other words for every 100,000 Fortive Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3090 shares are currently held short.
However Fortive Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Fortive Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Fortive Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Fortive Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Fortive Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0217% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Fortive Corporation shares, roughly 22 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Fortive Corporation.
Find out more about how you can short Fortive Corporation stock.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Fortive Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 35.47
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Fortive Corporation's overall score of 35.47 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 66th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Fortive Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 15.05/100
Fortive Corporation's environmental score of 15.05 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Fortive Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 19.6/100
Fortive Corporation's social score of 19.6 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Fortive Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 14.31/100
Fortive Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Fortive Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Fortive Corporation scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Fortive Corporation has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Fortive Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 35.47 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 65.98 |
| Environmental score | 15.05 |
| Environmental score percentile | 8 |
| Social score | 19.6 |
| Social score percentile | 8 |
| Governance score | 14.31 |
| Governance score percentile | 8 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 9.56% of net profits
Recently Fortive Corporation has paid out, on average, around 9.56% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.4% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Fortive Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0.4% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Fortive Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.28 per share.
While Fortive Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Fortive Corporation is investing more in its future growth.
Fortive Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 23 September 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 8 September 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Fortive Corporation's shares were split on a 1195:1000 basis on 8 October 2020. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1195 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Fortive Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 16.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Fortive Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Fortive Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Fortive Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$60.5825 up to US$76.51. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Fortive Corporation's is 1.2011. This would suggest that Fortive Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Fortive Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services professional and engineered products, software, and services worldwide. Its Intelligent Operating Solutions segment offers connected reliability tools; environment, health, safety, and quality enterprise software products; facility and asset lifecycle software; pre-construction planning and construction procurement solutions; ruggedized professional test tools; electric, pressure, and temperature calibration tools; and portable gas detection tools for a range of vertical end markets including manufacturing, process industries, healthcare, utilities and power, communications and electronics, and others. It markets its products and services under the ACCRUENT, FLUKE, FLUKE NETWORKS, GORDIAN, INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC, INTELEX, and PRUFTECHNIK brands. The company's Precision Technologies segment provides electrical test and measurement instruments and services; energetic material devices; and sensor and control system solutions for power and energy, medical equipment, food and beverage, aerospace and defense, off-highway vehicles, electronics, semiconductors, and other general industrial markets. This segment markets its products under the ANDERSON-NEGELE, GEMS, SETRA, HENGSTLER-DYNAPAR, QUALITROL, PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC, KEITHLEY, and TEKTRONIX brands. Its Advanced Healthcare Solutions segment offers hardware and software products and services, including instrument and device reprocessing, instrument tracking, biomedical test tools, radiation safety monitoring, and asset management services; subscription-based surgical inventory management systems to facilitate inventory management and regulatory compliance, as well as technical, analytical, and compliance services to determine radiation exposure services under the ASP, CENSIS, CENSITRAC, EVOTECH, FLUKE BIOMEDICAL, INVETECH, LANDAUER, RAYSAFE, and STERRAD brands. Fortive Corporation was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Everett, Washington.
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