Fastenal (FAST) Competitors

In the previous week, Fastenal had 34 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Fastenal and 8 mentions for Dover. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Fastenal's score of 0.78 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media.

84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Fastenal shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Fastenal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Fastenal has a net margin of 15.45% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Fastenal's return on equity of 34.03% beat Dover's return on equity.

Dover has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fastenal has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Dover presently has a consensus target price of $241.43, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Fastenal has a consensus target price of $48.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Fastenal.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Fastenal has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Graco has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fastenal has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

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

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Fastenal shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Fastenal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Fastenal had 27 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Fastenal and 15 mentions for Graco. Fastenal's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Graco's score of 0.58 indicating that Fastenal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Graco has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Fastenal has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $93.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.20%. Fastenal has a consensus price target of $48.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Fastenal.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Fastenal's net margin of 15.45%. Fastenal's return on equity of 34.03% beat Graco's return on equity.

Fastenal has a net margin of 15.45% compared to W.W. Grainger's net margin of 9.70%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 47.87% beat Fastenal's return on equity.

Fastenal has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Fastenal presently has a consensus price target of $48.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. W.W. Grainger has a consensus price target of $1,230.11, indicating a potential downside of 10.03%. Given Fastenal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fastenal is more favorable than W.W. Grainger.

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

Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $9.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Fastenal pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W.W. Grainger pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years and W.W. Grainger has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Fastenal had 13 more articles in the media than W.W. Grainger. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Fastenal and 29 mentions for W.W. Grainger. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Fastenal's score of 0.78 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

81.4% of Fastenal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Fastenal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Home Depot currently has a consensus price target of $371.71, indicating a potential upside of 11.90%. Fastenal has a consensus price target of $48.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Given Home Depot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Home Depot is more favorable than Fastenal.

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

In the previous week, Home Depot had 2 more articles in the media than Fastenal. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Home Depot and 42 mentions for Fastenal. Home Depot's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Fastenal's score of 0.78 indicating that Home Depot is being referred to more favorably in the media.

70.9% of Home Depot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Fastenal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Home Depot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Fastenal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Home Depot pays an annual dividend of $9.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Home Depot pays out 66.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Home Depot has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Fastenal has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years. Home Depot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Fastenal has a net margin of 15.45% compared to Home Depot's net margin of 8.41%. Home Depot's return on equity of 117.24% beat Fastenal's return on equity.

Home Depot has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fastenal has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.