Fastenal (FAST) Competitors $45.44 -0.69 (-1.50%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.68 +0.25 (+0.54%) As of 08/1/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FAST vs. TGLS, AME, BLDR, GGG, GMS, GWW, HD, ITW, LOW, and MSMShould you be buying Fastenal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fastenal include Tecnoglass (TGLS), AMETEK (AME), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Graco (GGG), GMS (GMS), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Home Depot (HD), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Lowe's Companies (LOW), and MSC Industrial Direct (MSM). Fastenal vs. Its Competitors Tecnoglass AMETEK Builders FirstSource Graco GMS W.W. Grainger Home Depot Illinois Tool Works Lowe's Companies MSC Industrial Direct Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) and Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor FAST or TGLS? In the previous week, Fastenal had 15 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Fastenal and 4 mentions for Tecnoglass. Fastenal's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Tecnoglass' score of 0.77 indicating that Fastenal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fastenal 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tecnoglass 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FAST or TGLS 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 Fastenal15.30% 32.33% 24.62% Tecnoglass 17.82%27.71%16.49% Do institutionals and insiders believe in FAST or TGLS? 81.4% of Fastenal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fastenal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, FAST or TGLS? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFastenal$7.55B6.91$1.15B$1.0443.69Tecnoglass$919.84M3.85$182.88M$3.7020.39 Which has more risk & volatility, FAST or TGLS? Fastenal has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FAST or TGLS a better dividend stock? Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. 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 pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years and Tecnoglass has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Fastenal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate FAST or TGLS? Fastenal presently has a consensus price target of $45.64, suggesting a potential upside of 0.43%. Tecnoglass has a consensus price target of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.00%. Given Tecnoglass' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tecnoglass is more favorable than Fastenal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fastenal 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Tecnoglass 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryFastenal beats Tecnoglass on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fastenal News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FAST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FAST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FAST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFastenalBLDG PRD IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$52.15B$12.08B$26.11B$9.37BDividend Yield1.94%2.73%175.73%4.12%P/E Ratio43.6983.5128.1023.79Price / Sales6.911.658.4296.30Price / Cash39.3014.5653.1557.18Price / Book13.693.925.435.54Net Income$1.15B$374.68M$880.44M$259.88M7 Day Performance-4.84%-2.81%-5.24%-4.67%1 Month Performance6.47%-2.73%-2.45%4.40%1 Year Performance35.04%-0.21%17.83%17.91% Fastenal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FASTFastenal4.3978 of 5 stars$45.44-1.5%$45.64+0.4%+34.8%$52.15B$7.55B43.6923,702Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionTGLSTecnoglass2.8779 of 5 stars$76.83-0.5%$83.00+8.0%+45.2%$3.61B$919.84M24.016,910News CoveragePositive NewsAMEAMETEK4.3895 of 5 stars$178.87-0.7%$197.30+10.3%+14.5%$41.30B$6.94B29.2821,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.2022 of 5 stars$135.69-0.6%$159.42+17.5%-18.4%$15.00B$16.40B17.4029,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGGGGraco4.2569 of 5 stars$84.53-0.1%$94.50+11.8%+0.2%$14.01B$2.11B29.984,300News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGMSGMS1.6804 of 5 stars$109.62-0.1%$101.11-7.8%+18.4%$4.17B$5.51B37.937,113GWWW.W. Grainger4.1904 of 5 stars$1,048.60-0.5%$1,116.25+6.5%-1.1%$50.37B$17.24B26.9226,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap DownHDHome Depot4.9078 of 5 stars$377.26+0.5%$426.77+13.1%+4.2%$375.35B$162.95B25.59520,700News CoveragePositive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works4.6011 of 5 stars$259.95-0.7%$255.67-1.6%+4.0%$76.17B$15.90B22.8644,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeLOWLowe's Companies4.7943 of 5 stars$229.98+1.4%$271.12+17.9%-6.2%$128.89B$83.67B19.05270,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.4596 of 5 stars$87.73+0.4%$90.33+3.0%+0.8%$4.88B$3.74B24.787,423News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tecnoglass Competitors AMETEK Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Graco Competitors GMS Competitors W.W. 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