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FTV vs WAT Comparison

Compare FTV & WAT Stocks: Price Trends, ML Decisions, Charts, Trends, Technical Analysis and more.

Logo Fortive Corporation

FTV

Fortive Corporation

HOLD

Current Price

$54.79

Market Cap

16.3B

Sector

Industrials

ML Signal

HOLD

Logo Waters Corporation

WAT

Waters Corporation

HOLD

Current Price

$374.13

Market Cap

22.5B

Sector

Industrials

ML Signal

HOLD

Company Overview

Basic Information
Metric
FTV
WAT
Founded
2015
1958
Country
United States
United States
Employees
N/A
N/A
Industry
Industrial Machinery/Components
Biotechnology: Laboratory Analytical Instruments
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
Exchange
Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Market Cap
16.3B
22.5B
IPO Year
N/A
1995

Fundamental Metrics

Financial Performance
Metric
FTV
WAT
Price
$54.79
$374.13
Analyst Decision
Hold
Buy
Analyst Count
11
15
Target Price
$56.27
$390.67
AVG Volume (30 Days)
3.2M
632.3K
Earning Date
02-06-2026
11-04-2025
Dividend Yield
0.44%
N/A
EPS Growth
N/A
3.82
EPS
1.75
10.88
Revenue
$6,260,300,000.00
$3,105,638,000.00
Revenue This Year
N/A
$7.96
Revenue Next Year
$3.02
$6.32
P/E Ratio
$21.29
$34.76
Revenue Growth
36.34
6.90
52 Week Low
$46.34
$275.05
52 Week High
$83.32
$423.56

Technical Indicators

Market Signals
Indicator
FTV
WAT
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 60.65 42.31
Support Level $54.47 $372.93
Resistance Level $55.73 $397.55
Average True Range (ATR) 0.91 9.27
MACD -0.03 -4.19
Stochastic Oscillator 69.65 6.20

Price Performance

Historical Comparison
FTV
WAT

About FTV Fortive Corporation

Fortive is a diversified industrial technology firm with a broad portfolio of mission-critical products and services that include field solutions, product realization, health, and sensing technologies. The company serves a wide range of end markets, including manufacturing, utilities, medical, and electronics. Fortive generated roughly $6.2 billion in revenue in 2024.

About WAT Waters Corporation

Water sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide essential information on various products, such as their molecular structures and physical properties, to help clients enhance the health and well-being of end users. As a percentage of sales in 2024, Waters generated 58% from biopharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 11% from academic/government institutions. In early 2026, Waters plans to merge with BD's life science and diagnostics business, which will substantially change those concentrations. Waters will wind up with more concentration in diagnostics (versus none now) and discovery-related life science tools.

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