Fortive Corp. stock rises Tuesday, outperforms market

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Shares of Fortive Corp. /zigman2/quotes/207268286/composite FTV +2.35% rose 2.65% to $65.57 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.89% rising 0.84% to 4,521.54 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +1.20% rising 1.06% to 35,462.78. The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak. Fortive Corp. closed $14.30 short of its 52-week high ($79.87), which the company reached on November 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as MKS Instruments Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208573663/composite MKSI +0.54% rose 1.38% to $148.65, Mesa Laboratories Inc. /zigman2/quotes/204834264/composite MLAB +1.29% rose 1.53% to $273.99, and LGL Group Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202735214/composite LGL -1.61% fell 0.56% to $10.68. Trading volume (3.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.

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Fortive Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 65.43

+1.50 +2.35%

Volume: 2.20M

March 20, 2023 4:03p

P/E Ratio

31.21

Dividend Yield

0.43%

Market Cap

$22.58 billion

Rev. per Employee

$323,650

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

3,951.57

+34.93 +0.89%

Volume: 0.00

March 20, 2023 5:16p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

32,244.58

+382.60 +1.20%

Volume: 0.00

March 20, 2023 5:16p

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MKS Instruments Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 87.45

+0.47 +0.54%

Volume: 626,006

March 20, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

15.10

Dividend Yield

1.01%

Market Cap

$5.80 billion

Rev. per Employee

$325,413

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Mesa Laboratories Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 167.62

+2.14 +1.29%

Volume: 52,691

March 20, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.38%

Market Cap

$884.68 million

Rev. per Employee

$326,532

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LGL Group Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE American

$ 4.27

-0.07 -1.61%

Volume: 3,889

March 20, 2023 4:10p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$23.22 million

Rev. per Employee

$103,020