Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] stock went on a downward path that fall over -3.03% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -5.34%.
Over the last 12 months, FAST stock dropped by -0.85%. The one-year Fastenal Co stock forecast points to a potential upside of 4.63. The average equity rating for FAST stock is currently 3.11, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $42.26 billion, with 573.32 million shares outstanding and 572.33 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.19M shares, FAST stock reached a trading volume of 3637306 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Fastenal Co [FAST]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for FAST shares is $77.27 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on FAST stock is a recommendation set at 3.11. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
William Blair have made an estimate for Fastenal Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on March 10, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on December 11, 2024, representing the official price target for Fastenal Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $70, while HSBC Securities analysts kept a Reduce rating on FAST stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Fastenal Co is set at 1.92, with the Price to Sales ratio for FAST stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 5.60. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 11.68, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.45. Price to Free Cash Flow for FAST in the course of the last twelve months was 44.63 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.28.
FAST Stock Performance Analysis:
Fastenal Co [FAST] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -5.34. With this latest performance, FAST shares dropped by -0.86% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 7.31% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -0.85% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for FAST stock in for the last two-week period is set at 43.37, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 39.36, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 45.20 for Fastenal Co [FAST]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 74.49, while it was recorded at 77.36 for the last single week of trading, and 72.26 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Fastenal Co Fundamentals:
Fastenal Co’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 2.28 and a Current Ratio set at 4.67.
FAST Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for FAST. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Fastenal Co go to 7.76%.
Fastenal Co [FAST] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $86.34%, or 86.49%% of FAST stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of FAST stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 71.29 million shares, which is approximately 12.4551%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 46.44 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.92 billion in FAST stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.67 billion in FAST stock with ownership which is approximately 4.6531%.
