Fortive Corp Ownership

FTV Stock  USD 53.05  0.29  0.54%   
Fortive Corp holds a total of 339.88 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Fortive Corp outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in Fortive Corp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Fortive Corp. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Fortive Corp as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2014-12-31
Previous Quarter
348 M
Current Value
344.6 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
350 M
Quarterly Volatility
7.7 M
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
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Fortive Stock Ownership Analysis

About 94.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.76. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Fortive Corp has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.77. The entity last dividend was issued on the 30th of May 2025. The firm had 1327:1000 split on the 30th of June 2025. Fortive Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services professional and engineered products, software, and services worldwide. Fortive Corporation was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Everett, Washington. Fortive Corp operates under Scientific Technical Instruments classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 18000 people. To learn more about Fortive Corp call James Lico at 425 446 5000 or check out https://www.fortive.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Fortive Corp also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Fortive Corp's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Fortive Corp's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Fortive Corp Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

17.14 Billion

Less than 1% of Fortive Corp are currently held by insiders. Unlike Fortive Corp's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Fortive Corp's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Fortive Corp's insider trades

Fortive Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Fortive Corp is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Fortive Corp backward and forwards among themselves. Fortive Corp's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Fortive Corp's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
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Note, although Fortive Corp's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Fortive Corp Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Fortive Corp insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Fortive Corp's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Fortive Corp insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
Charles McLaughlin over three months ago
Acquisition by Charles McLaughlin of 2322 shares of Fortive Corp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Charles McLaughlin over three months ago
Acquisition by Charles McLaughlin of 1411 shares of Fortive Corp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Christopher Mulhall over three months ago
Acquisition by Christopher Mulhall of tradable shares of Fortive Corp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Jonathan Schwarz over three months ago
Acquisition by Jonathan Schwarz of 23590 shares of Fortive Corp at 79.0 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Olumide Soroye over three months ago
Acquisition by Olumide Soroye of tradable shares of Fortive Corp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Tamara Newcombe over six months ago
Acquisition by Tamara Newcombe of tradable shares of Fortive Corp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Wright Lassiter over six months ago
Acquisition by Wright Lassiter of tradable shares of Fortive Corp at 75.298 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Peter Underwood over six months ago
Disposition of 5000 shares by Peter Underwood of Fortive Corp at 76.58 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Christopher Mulhall over six months ago
Disposition of 129 shares by Christopher Mulhall of Fortive Corp at 69.79 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
James Lico over six months ago
Disposition of 44583 shares by James Lico of Fortive Corp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Tamara Newcombe over six months ago
Disposition of 597 shares by Tamara Newcombe of Fortive Corp at 77.79 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Branderiz Eric over six months ago
Acquisition by Branderiz Eric of 1970 shares of Fortive Corp subject to Rule 16b-3

Fortive Corp Outstanding Bonds

Fortive Corp issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Fortive Corp uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Fortive bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Fortive Corp has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

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