At the time of writing, Fastenal Co [FAST] stock is trading at $47.84, down -0.31%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The FAST shares have gain 5.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.56%, 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 August 07, 2025, when Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $55 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Peer Perform on April 03, 2025. On March 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $86 on December 11, 2024. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Reduce but $70 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 11, 2024. In a note dated October 07, 2024, BofA Securities initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $85 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Fastenal Co fluctuated between $32.04 and $48.38. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69.33 within the next 12 months. Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] shares were valued at $47.84 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 44.92% based on the average FAST price forecast.
Analyzing the FAST fundamentals
According to Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST], the company’s sales were 7.77B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 8.56% jump. 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 0.3, Equity is 0.4 and Total Capital is 0.47. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.14.
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 47.31 points at the first support level, and at 46.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 48.29, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 48.74.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] has a current ratio of 4.22. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.12, while the Cash Ratio is 0.29. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.06, the price to book ratio is 14.42 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 46.24.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved JOHN SODERBERG, Officer, that happened on Aug 08 ’25 when 34612.0 shares were purchased. Officer, JEFFERY WATTS completed a deal on Aug 08 ’25 to buy 48724.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP-Operations Broersma Anthony Paul sold 13582.0 shares on Jul 24 ’25.
