Fastenal Co [FAST] stock is trading at $47.85, up 0.65%. 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 gain 1.33% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.22%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Outperform on August 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $55. On April 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. William Blair upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold but $86 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 11, 2024. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to Reduce for this stock on December 11, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $70.
Fastenal Co [FAST] stock has fluctuated between $34.69 and $50.63 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69.33 within the next 12 months. Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] shares were valued at $47.85 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 44.89% based on the average FAST price forecast.
Analyzing the FAST fundamentals
Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] reported sales of 7.77B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 8.56%. 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 47.51 points at the first support level, and at 47.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 48.10, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 48.35.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Fastenal Co’s Current Ratio is 4.22. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.12, while the Cash Ratio stands at 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 46.25.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Drazkowski William Joseph, EVP-Sales, that happened on Aug 15 ’25 when 6842.0 shares were sold. Officer, WILLIAM DRAZKOWSKI completed a deal on Aug 15 ’25 to buy 6842.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO FLORNESS DANIEL L sold 84612.0 shares on Aug 12 ’25.
