DJ Fortinet Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Fortinet Inc. $(FTNT)$ slipped 1.22% to $80.69 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Fortinet Inc. closed 29.61% short of its 52-week high of $114.63, which the company reached on February 19th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Cisco Systems Inc. $(CSCO)$ rose 1.73% to $78.18, CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Cl A (CRWD) rose 0.36% to $415.76, and Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW) fell 6.82% to $152.35.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.

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February 18, 2026 16:48 ET (21:48 GMT)

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