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Fastenal (FAST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$47.99 +0.51 (+1.07%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$48.25 +0.26 (+0.54%)
As of 08/8/2025 07:56 PM Eastern
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About Fastenal Stock (NASDAQ:FAST)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$47.30
$48.38
50-Day Range
$40.88
$47.99
52-Week Range
$32.04
$48.38
Volume
5.07 million shs
Average Volume
7.32 million shs
Market Capitalization
$55.08 billion
P/E Ratio
46.14
Dividend Yield
1.83%
Price Target
$46.36
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Fastenal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

FAST MarketRank™: 

Fastenal scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 210 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 2.38, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Fastenal has been the subject of 7 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 46.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Fastenal is 46.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.35.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Fastenal has a PEG Ratio of 4.32. 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 14.45. 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

    2.21% of the outstanding shares of Fastenal have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fastenal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fastenal has recently decreased by 9.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Fastenal pays a meaningful dividend of 1.85%, 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 84.62%. 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

    2.21% of the outstanding shares of Fastenal have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fastenal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fastenal has recently decreased by 9.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Fastenal has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Fastenal this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    27 people have searched for FAST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Fastenal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% 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 $2,300,808.00 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 News Headlines

Fastenal industrial products and services distributor. Fastenal has retail stores in every US state — Stock Editorial Photography
Fastenal Surges After Earnings Beat, Tariff Risks Loom
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FAST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Fastenal's stock was trading at $35.9550 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FAST stock has increased by 33.5% and is now trading at $47.99.

Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 14th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
.

Fastenal's stock split on the morning of Thursday, May 22nd 2025.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes 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 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 Geode Capital Management LLC (3.14%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.04%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.85%) and Cantillon Capital Management LLC (0.81%). 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.
View institutional ownership trends
.

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 5/23 Dividend
4/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend
4/25/2025
Dividend Payable
5/23/2025
Last Earnings
7/14/2025
Record date for 8/26 Dividend
7/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend
7/29/2025
Today
8/09/2025
Dividend Payable
8/26/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/10/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
BLDG PRD - RT/WHL
Sub-Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FAST
CIK
815556
Employees
23,702
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$82.00
Low Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-3.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.38
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.04
Trailing P/E Ratio
46.14
Forward P/E Ratio
22.32
P/E Growth
4.32
Net Income
$1.15 billion
Net Margins
15.30%
Pretax Margin
20.09%
Return on Equity
32.33%
Return on Assets
24.62%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.03
Current Ratio
4.22
Quick Ratio
2.12

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.55 billion
Price / Sales
7.30
Cash Flow
$1.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow
41.06
Book Value
$3.32 per share
Price / Book
14.45

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,147,640,000
Free Float
1,143,391,000
Market Cap
$55.08 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.95

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This page (NASDAQ:FAST) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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