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Is It Worth Investing in Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT) Right Now?
Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 41.03x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.15. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 9 as “overweight,” 26 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for FTNT is 638.44M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.42% of that float. On April 22, 2025, the average trading volume of FTNT was 5.14M shares.
FTNT’s Market Performance
FTNT’s stock has seen a -5.13% decrease for the week, with a -5.82% drop in the past month and a -1.60% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.40% for Fortinet Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.18% for FTNT’s stock, with a 6.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FTNT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FTNT stocks, with Stephens repeating the rating for FTNT by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for FTNT in the upcoming period, according to Stephens is $108 based on the research report published on April 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
FTNT Trading at -8.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FTNT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.25% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.58%, as shares sank -6.01% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.46% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FTNT fell by -5.13%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +51.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $95.76. In addition, Fortinet Inc saw -1.86% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FTNT starting from GOLDMAN KENNETH A, who sale 2,000 shares at the price of $100.00 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, GOLDMAN KENNETH A now owns 18,612 shares of Fortinet Inc, valued at $200,000 using the latest closing price.
Xie Michael, the VP, ENGINEERING & CTO of Fortinet Inc, sale 326,784 shares at $98.17 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that Xie Michael is holding 11,000,068 shares at $32,079,517 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FTNT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.81 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fortinet Inc stands at 0.29. The total capital return value is set at 0.32. Equity return is now at value 338.74, with 20.51 for asset returns.
Based on Fortinet Inc (FTNT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 90.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.07for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.47.
Conclusion
To sum up, Fortinet Inc (FTNT) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
