Fastenal Co [FAST] stock is trading at $74.42, down -4.60%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The FAST shares have lost -2.30% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.41%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 03, 2025, when Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Previously, William Blair upgraded its rating to Outperform on March 10, 2025. On December 11, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $86 on the stock. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Reduce but stick to its price target of $70 on December 11, 2024. BofA Securities started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on October 07, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $85. In a note dated September 06, 2024, Morgan Stanley initiated an Equal-Weight rating and provided a target price of $72 on this stock.
Fastenal Co [FAST] stock has fluctuated between $61.36 and $84.88 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $77.8 within the next 12 months. Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] shares were valued at $74.42 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.54% based on the average FAST price forecast.
Analyzing the FAST fundamentals
Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] reported sales of 7.55B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 3.75%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.24, Equity is 0.33 and Total Capital is 0.38. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.13.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 73.20 points at the first support level, and at 71.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 76.79, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 79.17.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Fastenal Co’s Current Ratio is 4.67. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.28, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.66, the price to book ratio is 11.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 37.14.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Lewis Holden, Chief Financial Officer/EVP, that happened on Mar 14 ’25 when 68664.0 shares were sold. Officer, HOLDEN LEWIS completed a deal on Mar 14 ’25 to buy 68655.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Jansen James C sold 19564.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
