Fastenal Co [FAST] stock prices are up 0.92% to $41.68 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The FAST shares have gain 1.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -12.16%, 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 October 08, 2025, when Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $49. On August 07, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $55 on the stock. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. William Blair upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Stifel downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on December 11, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $86. In a note dated December 11, 2024, HSBC Securities downgraded an Reduce rating on this stock but restated the target price of $70.
The stock price of Fastenal Co [FAST] has been fluctuating between $35.31 and $50.63 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $63.25 within the next 12 months. Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] shares were valued at $41.68 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 51.75% based on the average FAST price forecast.
Analyzing the FAST fundamentals
The Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] reported sales of 8.00B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 11.68%. 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 0.33 and Total Capital is 0.38. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.13.
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 41.13 points at the first support level, and at 40.59 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.10, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 42.53.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST]’s Current Ratio is 4.26. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.19, and the Cash Ratio is 0.35. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.98, the price to book ratio is 12.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.08.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved HSU Hsenghung Sam, Director, that happened on Oct 16 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were purchased. EVP-Sales, Drazkowski William Joseph completed a deal on Aug 15 ’25 to sell 6842.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer WILLIAM DRAZKOWSKI bought 6842.0 shares on Aug 15 ’25.
