A share price of Fastenal Co [FAST] is currently trading at $42.65, down -0.16%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The FAST shares have gain 4.33% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.43%, and 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 experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $30.68 and $42.74. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69.4 within the next 12 months. Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] shares were valued at $42.65 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 62.72% based on the average FAST price forecast.
Analyzing the FAST fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] were 7.61B which represents 3.39% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% 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 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.37. 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 42.34 points at the first support level, and at 42.04 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.85, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 43.06.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] is 4.28. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.14, and the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.43, the price to book ratio is 13.26 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 42.55.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Papenfuss Donnalee Kathleen, EVP-Strategy and Communication, that happened on Jun 05 ’25 when 2956.0 shares were sold. Officer, DONNALEE K. PAPENFUSS completed a deal on Jun 05 ’25 to buy 2956.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior EVP-IT Soderberg John Lewis sold 16362.0 shares on May 16 ’25.
