Fortinet Stock Alpha and Beta Analysis

FTNT Stock  USD 96.25  2.83  3.03%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Fortinet. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Fortinet over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Fortinet's alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Fortinet's market risk premium analysis include:
Beta
0.96
Alpha
0.0641
Risk
1.93
Sharpe Ratio
(0.01)
Expected Return
(0.01)
Please note that although Fortinet alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., Dow Jones Industrial index.) So in this particular case, Fortinet did 0.06  better than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of Fortinet stock's relative risk over its benchmark. Fortinet has a beta of 0.96  . Fortinet returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, Fortinet is expected to follow. At this time, Fortinet's Book Value Per Share is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Tangible Book Value Per Share is likely to gain to 1.57 in 2025, whereas Enterprise Value is likely to drop slightly above 2.6 B in 2025.
Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
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Fortinet Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Fortinet market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Fortinet long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Fortinet. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Fortinet's performance over market.
α0.06   β0.96

Fortinet expected buy-and-hold returns

Although buy-and-hold investment strategy may not appeal to all investors, it may be used as a good measure of Fortinet's Buy-and-hold return. Our buy-and-hold chart shows how Fortinet performed over your current time horizon against a typical interest-earning bank account and a selected benchmark.

Fortinet Market Price Analysis

Market price analysis indicators help investors to evaluate how Fortinet stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Fortinet shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Fortinet stock market price indicators, traders can identify Fortinet position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Fortinet Return and Market Media

The median price of Fortinet for the period between Sun, Dec 15, 2024 and Sat, Mar 15, 2025 is 98.24 with a coefficient of variation of 5.98. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 6.02, arithmetic mean of 100.72, and mean deviation of 5.1. The Stock received substential amount of media coverage during this period.
 Price Growth (%)  
       Timeline  
1
Disposition of 41667 shares by Ken Xie of Fortinet at 9.812 subject to Rule 16b-3
12/18/2024
2
Acquisition by John Whittle of 21982 shares of Fortinet subject to Rule 16b-3
01/17/2025
3
Fortinet Is Up 6.72 percent in One Week What You Should Know
02/13/2025
4
Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in Fortinet, Inc.
02/21/2025
5
Fortinet Inc Partners with Discovery Education for Digital Citizenship Initiative
02/27/2025
6
2,150 Shares in Fortinet, Inc. Acquired by Nwam LLC
03/03/2025
7
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Buys 156,766 Shares of Fortinet, Inc.
03/06/2025
8
Fortinet Inc Stock Price Down 3.35 percent on Mar 7
03/07/2025
9
Fortinet Stock Price Down 4.6 percent Time to Sell
03/10/2025
10
Fortinet, Inc. Holdings Lowered by Net Worth Advisory Group
03/11/2025
11
New SuperBlack ransomware exploits Fortinet auth bypass flaws
03/13/2025

About Fortinet Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Fortinet or other stocks. Alpha measures the amount that position in Fortinet has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
 2022 2023 2025 (projected)
Payables Turnover4.466.066.36
Days Of Inventory On Hand89.02143.0368.28

Fortinet Upcoming Company Events

As portrayed in its financial statements, the presentation of Fortinet's financial position is often influenced by management's estimates, judgments, and sometimes even manipulations. In the best case, Fortinet's leadership is honest, while the outside auditors are strict and uncompromising. Whatever the case, investors should always follow all of Fortinet's public filing events to personally review all filings and be reasonable and skeptical to interpret all of the financial statements of Fortinet. Please utilize our Beneish M Score to check the likelihood of Fortinet's management manipulating its earnings.
6th of February 2024
Upcoming Quarterly Report
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2nd of May 2024
Next Financial Report
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31st of December 2023
Next Fiscal Quarter End
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6th of February 2024
Next Fiscal Year End
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30th of September 2023
Last Quarter Report
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31st of December 2022
Last Financial Announcement
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