How to buy Fortinet (FTNT) stocks

Fortinet is a software - infrastructure business based in the US. Fortinet shares (FTNT) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $97.19 – a decrease of 0.78% over the previous week. Fortinet employs 13,986 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5.7 billion.

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Fortinet stock price (NASDAQ: FTNT)

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Fortinet stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$97.19
52-week range	$54.57 - $100.59
50-day moving average more info button	$88.86
200-day moving average more info button	$71.81
Wall St. target price	$95.71
PE ratio more info button	46.9146
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.99

Is it a good time to buy Fortinet stock?

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Fortinet price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $97.19 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-0.78%
1 month (2024-11-22)	4.76%
3 months (2024-09-20)	26.58%
6 months (2024-06-21)	65.97%

1 year (2023-12-22)	63.98%
2 years (2022-12-22)	97.74%
3 years (2021-12-22)	39.58%
5 years (2019-12-20)	354.50%

Is Fortinet stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Fortinet stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Fortinet's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Fortinet's P/E ratio

Fortinet's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 47x. In other words, Fortinet shares trade at around 47x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Fortinet's PEG ratio

Fortinet's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6117. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Fortinet's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Fortinet's EBITDA

Fortinet's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Fortinet's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Fortinet financials

Revenue TTM	$5.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	31.15%
Gross profit TTM	$3.3 billion
Return on assets TTM	12.32%
Return on equity TTM	31.15%
Profit margin	26.79%
Book value	$1.19
Market Capitalization more info button	$71.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Fortinet stock dividends

We're not expecting Fortinet to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Fortinet's stocks ever split?

Fortinet's stocks were split on a 5:1 basis on 22 June 2022 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Fortinet stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 80% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Fortinet stocks, which in turn could have impacted Fortinet's stock price.

Fortinet stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Fortinet's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $54.57 up to $100.59. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Fortinet's is 0.995. This would suggest that Fortinet's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Fortinet overview

Fortinet, Inc. provides cybersecurity and convergence of networking and security solutions worldwide. It offers secure networking solutions focus on the convergence of networking and security; network firewall solutions that consist of FortiGate data centers, hyperscale, and distributed firewalls, as well as encrypted applications; wireless LAN solutions; and secure connectivity solutions, including FortiSwitch secure ethernet switches, FortiAP wireless local area network access points, FortiExtender 5G connectivity gateways, and other products. The company also provides the Fortinet Unified SASE solutions that include firewall, SD-WAN, Secure web gateway, cloud access services broker, data loss prevention, zero trust network access, and cloud security, including web application firewalls, virtualized firewalls, and cloud-native firewalls. In addition, it offers security operations solutions comprising FortiAI generative AI assistant, FortiSIEM security information and event management, FortiSOAR security orchestration, automation and response, FortiEDR endpoint detection and response, FortiXDR extended detection and response, FortiMDR managed detection and response service, FortiNDR network detection and response, FortiRecon digital risk protection, FortiDeceptor deception technology, FortiGuard SoCaaS, FortiSandbox sandboxing, FortiGuard incident response, and other products. Further, the company offers FortiGuard security services consisting of FortiGuard application security, content security, device security, NOC/SOC security, and web security services; FortiCare technical support services; and training services to customers and channel partners, as well as operates a FortiGuard Lab, a cybersecurity threat intelligence and research organization. It serves enterprise, communication and security service providers, government organizations, and small and medium-sized businesses.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Fortinet is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 17.481% of Fortinet stocks are held by insiders and 69.805% by institutions. How many people work for Fortinet?
Latest data suggests 13,986 work at Fortinet. When does the fiscal year end for Fortinet?
Fortinet's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Fortinet based?
Fortinet's address is: 909 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA, United States, 94086 What is Fortinet's ISIN number?
Fortinet's international securities identification number is: US34959E1091 What is Fortinet's CUSIP number?
Fortinet's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 34959E109

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