Karen Firestone, CEO, Aureus Asset ManagementFortive CorpFTVSELLFeb 12, 2025

Has owned this for a while, but the stock has done nothing. It's a mini-conglomerate in industrials. But now it's breaking out. Has a great cash flow that trades at market multiples.

A midcap engineering company that provides software for healthcare, tech and industrial businesses. This is starting to move. Midcap industrials will continue to do well.

(Past Top Pick, August 16, 2017, Up 31%) He likes the industrials, and companies in secular robotics. Great managers. It's outperforming the sector a lot. There's a chance of a slight pullback. This could lead this space if there's a strong fall.

A $22 billion industrial company. Their products are in 3 basic spaces; 1) software and hardware for industrial sensors 2) telematic hardware and software for transportation tracking and 3) tools and components for automation of manufacturing. All pretty attractive if we think there could be spending on automation. Dividend yield of 0.42%. (Analysts’ price target is $67.50.)