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Neutral1756.7%
Bearish26.6%
Fortive Corporation · FTV · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
Fortive pairs strong Q3 execution with higher EPS guidance
Fortive's Q3 results support a constructive earnings trajectory: recurring software growth, new products, margin expansion and a recovering Precision Technologies order book outweighed near-term timing and macro risks. The key test is whether order strength converts into revenue while productivity and recurring-revenue initiatives sustain profitability.
Reported Before market openNYSETechnology
$17.36B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.97
Consensus $0.93
EPS surprise
+4.3%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$1.53B
Consensus $1.55B
Revenue surprise
-1.2%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-3.4%
Event window
SPY move
-0.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
-3.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.8×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+10.1%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did FTV fall 3.4% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in FTV's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for FTV after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, management's tone remained confident but the outlook improved: Q3 reached the high end of guidance, Precision Technologies orders returned to double-digit growth, and full-year adjusted EPS guidance was raised. The company also highlighted accelerated buybacks and kept the 2025 spin-off on track.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $3.84-$3.87, while emphasizing continued recurring-revenue growth and productivity actions.
Key takeaways
- Q3 performance reached the high end of guidance, with double-digit margin expansion and strong cash generation.
- Recurring software ARR, SaaS expansion and new products were central to the profitability outlook.
- Precision Technologies orders returned to double-digit growth, but revenue recovery remains gradual.
Management priorities
- Complete the Precision Technologies spin-off in 2025.
- Expand Fluke, ASP, Gordian Cloud and Provation offerings, including new product and analytics launches.
- Execute $20-$30 million of productivity initiatives and maintain accelerated share repurchases.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$57.48Previous close
$50Low
$71.28Average
$90High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 20, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Oct 14, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Underperform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 4, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 2, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 26, 2023 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 27, 2022 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 4, 2021 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 5, 2019 |
| Gordon Haskett | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 5, 2019 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 15, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 26, 2019 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 27, 2017 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 27, 2017 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Perform | Maintain | Jan 18, 2017 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 29, 2016 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $57.48. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $57.8 | +9.6% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $61.8 | +16.6% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $60.59 | +2.6% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $68 | $60.79 | +18.3% | May 11, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $60.73 | +6.1% | May 4, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $60.38 | -2.6% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $60.12 | +9.6% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $60.24 | +21.8% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $60.13 | +13.1% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $55.39 | -11.3% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $59 | $54.91 | +2.6% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Robert Mason | $58 | $50.14 | +0.9% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $51.38 | +0.9% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $52.44 | +14.8% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $50.34 | -2.6% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $54 | $48.69 | -6.1% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $54 | $48.73 | -6.1% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $55 | $49.65 | -4.3% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Stephens | Jeff Lick | $50 | $51.15 | -13.0% | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $75.93 | +47.9% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $80 | $76.65 | +39.2% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $90 | $78.32 | +56.6% | Dec 19, 2024 |
| UBS | Amit Mehrotra | $84 | $68.88 | +46.1% | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $98 | $77.6 | +70.5% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyd | $89 | $72.8 | +54.8% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $90 | $72.8 | +56.6% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $94 | $72.88 | +63.5% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Brian Gesuale | $85 | $72.86 | +47.9% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Richard Eastman | $85 | $73.04 | +47.9% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Scott Graham | $88 | $70.44 | +53.1% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $77 | $70.4 | +34.0% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $93 | $72.64 | +61.8% | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $85 | $77.06 | +47.9% | May 13, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $84 | $76.05 | +46.1% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $83 | $76.05 | +44.4% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $93 | $83.77 | +61.8% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $99 | $85.46 | +72.2% | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $65.72 | +34.0% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $73 | $59.95 | +27.0% | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $72 | $65.28 | +25.3% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $64 | $63 | +11.3% | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $58.33 | +13.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $58.56 | +13.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $75 | $61.9 | +30.5% | Mar 18, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Robert Mason CFA | $81 | $64.32 | +40.9% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $82 | $72.16 | +42.7% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Jeffrey Sprague | $82 | $73.49 | +42.7% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Scott Graham | $90 | $78.5 | +56.6% | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | John Walsh | $87 | $75.56 | +51.4% | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Nigel Coe | $84 | $70.24 | +46.1% | Jul 12, 2021 |
| UBS | Markus Mittermaier | $86 | $72.16 | +49.6% | May 6, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationFortive Corporation is a global industrial technology company that specializes in the conception, development, manufacturing, marketing, and servicing of sophisticated professional and engineered products, as well as software platforms and associated services. Its Intelligent Operating Solutions division aims to boost efficiency and safety in operations. This segment delivers a variety of offerings, including advanced tools for ensuring equipment reliability, comprehensive enterprise software for managing environmental, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) compliance, and specialized software for the entire lifecycle of facilities and assets. It also provides solutions for pre-construction planning and procurement, robust professional testing instruments, precise calibration tools for electrical, pressure, and temperature measurements, and portable devices for gas detection.…
Historical context
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- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-20T09:20:42.997033+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-20T09:20:42.994285+00:00
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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