Fastenal (FAST) Competitors

Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) and Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TGLS or FAST?

Fastenal has higher revenue and earnings than Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fastenal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tecnoglass	$955.73M	3.58	$182.88M	$3.89	18.72
Fastenal	$7.55B	7.66	$1.15B	$1.04	48.45

Does the media prefer TGLS or FAST?

In the previous week, Fastenal had 22 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Fastenal and 12 mentions for Tecnoglass. Fastenal's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Tecnoglass' score of 0.85 indicating that Fastenal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tecnoglass	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fastenal	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TGLS or FAST a better dividend stock?

Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Tecnoglass pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal pays out 84.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tecnoglass has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Fastenal has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years. Fastenal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, TGLS or FAST?

Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fastenal has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TGLS or FAST?

37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Fastenal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fastenal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TGLS or FAST more profitable?

Tecnoglass has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Fastenal's net margin of 15.30%. Fastenal's return on equity of 32.33% beat Tecnoglass' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tecnoglass	17.82%	27.71%	16.49%
Fastenal	15.30%	32.33%	24.62%

Do analysts rate TGLS or FAST?

Tecnoglass currently has a consensus target price of $89.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.22%. Fastenal has a consensus target price of $46.36, indicating a potential downside of 7.99%. Given Tecnoglass' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tecnoglass is more favorable than Fastenal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Fastenal	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Summary

Fastenal beats Tecnoglass on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.