On Tuesday, Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) opened higher 0.15% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $45.37. Price fluctuations for FAST have ranged from $32.04 to $48.10 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Industrials sector has jumped its sales by 7.79% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 11.16% at the time writing. With a float of $1.15 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $1.15 billion.
In an organization with 23702 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 45.06%, operating margin of 20.1%, and the pretax margin is 20.09%.
Fastenal Co (FAST) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Industrial Distribution industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Fastenal Co is 0.20%, while institutional ownership is 85.40%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jul 24 ’25, was worth 650,931. In this transaction EVP-Operations of this company sold 13,582 shares at a rate of $47.93, taking the stock ownership to the 0 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jul 24 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 13,582 for $47.93, making the entire transaction worth $650,930.
Fastenal Co (FAST) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 11.16% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 10.18% during the next five years compared to 7.79% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Fastenal Co (FAST). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 2.12. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 6.71. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 59.54.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.03, a number that is poised to hit 0.30 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.23 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Fastenal Co (FAST)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 6.32 million. That was inferior than the volume of 6.68 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 17.05%.
During the past 100 days, Fastenal Co’s (FAST) raw stochastic average was set at 79.21%, which indicates a significant increase from 17.77% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.77 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 0.89 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $43.42, while its 200-day Moving Average is $39.97.
