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Fortive (FTV) stock, explained like you're 5
Fortive trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FTV. It is a large cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 17.3 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- FTV
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery/Components
- Size
- Large cap, about 17.3 billion dollars
Is Fortive a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Fortive is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 17.3 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Fortive makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves FTV stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
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- Fortive (FTV) Slides As Valuation Debate Builds, Is It A Bargain? (Yahoo Finance)
- Fortive (FTV) Sees Mixed Momentum, Where Does Fair Value Sit? (Simply Wall Street)
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Questions about Fortive stock
What does Fortive do?
Fortive trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FTV. It is a large cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 17.3 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Fortive?
Fortive trades under the ticker FTV on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Fortive's market cap?
Fortive is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 17.3 billion dollars.
How does Fortive make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves FTV stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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