Fastenal (FAST) Competitors

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.

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 a net margin of 15.45% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.48%. Fastenal's return on equity of 34.03% beat Dover's return on equity.

In the previous week, Fastenal had 1 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fastenal and 5 mentions for Dover. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Fastenal's score of 0.85 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Dover pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal pays out 88.1% 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 raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Fastenal has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Dover has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fastenal has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Dover presently has a consensus price target of $238.29, indicating a potential upside of 27.07%. Fastenal has a consensus price target of $49.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.00%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Fastenal.

Graco has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% 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.

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

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Graco pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal pays out 88.1% 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 increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Fastenal has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Fastenal had 3 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fastenal and 3 mentions for Graco. Fastenal's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Graco's score of 0.60 indicating that Fastenal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.66%. Fastenal has a consensus price target of $49.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.00%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Fastenal.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% 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 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.

In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 2 more articles in the media than Fastenal. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 6 mentions for Fastenal. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Fastenal's score of 0.85 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Fastenal has a net margin of 15.45% compared to W.W. Grainger's net margin of 9.92%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 48.73% beat Fastenal's return on equity.

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

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.

81.4% of Fastenal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Fastenal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $9.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Fastenal pays out 88.1% 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 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years and W.W. Grainger has raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years.

Fastenal currently has a consensus target price of $49.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.00%. W.W. Grainger has a consensus target price of $1,286.63, suggesting a potential upside of 1.52%. Given W.W. Grainger's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe W.W. Grainger is more favorable than Fastenal.

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

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.

81.4% of Fastenal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Home Depot shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Fastenal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Home Depot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Home Depot had 17 more articles in the media than Fastenal. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Home Depot and 6 mentions for Fastenal. Fastenal's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Home Depot's score of 0.67 indicating that Fastenal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Home Depot pays an annual dividend of $9.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Fastenal pays out 88.1% 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 pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years and Home Depot has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Home Depot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Fastenal presently has a consensus price target of $49.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.00%. Home Depot has a consensus price target of $375.18, indicating a potential upside of 25.06%. Given Home Depot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Home Depot is more favorable than Fastenal.

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 106.42% beat Fastenal's return on equity.