A share price of Fastenal Co [FAST] is currently trading at $42.34, down -0.56%. 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 4.96% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.67%, 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 December 15, 2025, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $52 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Peer Perform on November 13, 2025. On November 12, 2025, Bernstein initiated with a Underperform rating and assigned a price target of $38 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and suggested a price target of $49 on October 08, 2025. Northcoast initiated its recommendation with a Neutral. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on August 07, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $55. In a note dated April 03, 2025, Wolfe Research upgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.
Fastenal Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $35.31 and $50.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $61 within the next 12 months. Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] shares were valued at $42.34 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 44.07% based on the average FAST price forecast.
Analyzing the FAST fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] were 8.00B which represents 11.68% 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 0.33 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 42.04 points at the first support level, and at 41.73 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.71, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 43.07.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] is 4.26. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.19, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.35. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.08, the price to book ratio is 12.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.70.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Johnson Daniel L., Director, that happened on Nov 17 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Nielsen Sarah N completed a deal on Nov 19 ’25 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director HSU Hsenghung Sam bought 1000.0 shares on Nov 13 ’25.
