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Fastenal (FAST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$41.20 -0.27 (-0.65%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Fastenal Stock (NASDAQ:FAST)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.65
$41.71
50-Day Range
$35.60
$41.64
52-Week Range
$30.68
$42.44
Volume
3.33 million shs
Average Volume
6.16 million shs
Market Capitalization
$47.27 billion
P/E Ratio
20.50
Dividend Yield
2.14%
Price Target
$40.40
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, North America, and internationally. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name. The company's fastener products include threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers that are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines. It also offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations customers; non-residential construction market; farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.

Fastenal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

FAST MarketRank™: 

Fastenal scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 212 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Fastenal has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Fastenal has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Fastenal's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Fastenal are expected to grow by 8.37% in the coming year, from $2.15 to $2.33 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Fastenal is 20.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.32.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Fastenal is 20.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.48.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Fastenal has a PEG Ratio of 3.58. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Fastenal has a P/B Ratio of 6.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Fastenal's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.97% of the float of Fastenal has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fastenal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fastenal has recently increased by 93.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Fastenal pays a meaningful dividend of 2.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Fastenal has been increasing its dividend for 26 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Fastenal is 88.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Fastenal will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.77% next year. This indicates that Fastenal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Fastenal's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.97% of the float of Fastenal has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fastenal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fastenal has recently increased by 93.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Fastenal has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Fastenal this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    20 people have searched for FAST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 122% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Fastenal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Fastenal insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,895,625.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.37% of the stock of Fastenal is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    81.38% of the stock of Fastenal is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Fastenal's insider trading history.
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FAST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Fastenal's stock was trading at $35.9550 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FAST shares have increased by 14.6% and is now trading at $41.20.
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Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) announced its earnings results on Friday, April, 11th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.26. Fastenal's revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Fastenal shares split on Thursday, May 22nd 2025. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, May 21st 2025. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Fastenal subsidiaries include these companies: Apex Industrial Technologies, Manufacturers Supply, Av-Tech Industries, Holo-Krome, FASTCO Shanghai Trading Co. Ltd., Fastenal Air Fleet LLC, Fastenal Asia Pacific Limited, and more.

Fastenal's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.78%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.94%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.23%) and Baird Financial Group Inc. (1.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Nicholas J Lundquist, Daniel L Florness, Michael J Ancius, James C Jansen, Scott Satterlee, Rita J Heise, Reyne K Wisecup, Daniel L Johnson, Holden Lewis, Terry Modock Owen, William Joseph Drazkowski, Jeffery Michael Watts, Sheryl Ann Lisowski, Hsenghung Sam Hsu, Sarah N Nielsen, John Lewis Soderberg, Charles S Miller and Anthony Paul Broersma.
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Shares of FAST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fastenal investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), NVIDIA (NVDA), Comcast (CMCSA), Meta Platforms (META), McKesson (MCK) and Charles Schwab (SCHW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/28 Dividend
1/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend
1/31/2025
Dividend Payable
2/28/2025
Last Earnings
4/11/2025
Record date for 5/23 Dividend
4/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend
4/25/2025
Dividend Payable
5/23/2025
Today
5/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/11/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Building materials, hardware, garden supply & mobile home dealers
Sub-Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FAST
Employees
22,400
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$40.40
High Stock Price Target
$44.00
Low Stock Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.09
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
20.50
Forward P/E Ratio
19.16
P/E Growth
3.58
Net Income
$1.15 billion
Pretax Margin
19.99%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.61 billion
Cash Flow
$1.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow
32.49
Book Value
$6.31 per share
Price / Book
6.53

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,147,241,000
Free Float
571,069,000
Market Cap
$47.27 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.01

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This page (NASDAQ:FAST) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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