A new trading day began on Monday, with Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) stock price down -7.54% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $45.78. FAST’s price has ranged from $35.31 to $50.63 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Industrials sector has jumped its sales by 7.79% annually for the last half of the decade. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged 10.55%. 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.
Fastenal Co (FAST) Insider and Institutional Ownership
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Industrial Distribution Industry. The insider ownership of Fastenal Co is 0.19%, while institutional ownership is 85.72%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 15 ’25, was worth 333,012. In this transaction EVP-Sales of this company sold 6,842 shares at a rate of $48.67, taking the stock ownership to the 11,994 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 15 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 6,842 for $48.67, making the entire transaction worth $333,012.
Fastenal Co (FAST) Latest Financial update
In its latest quarterly report, released on 12/31/2024, the company reported earnings of 0.23 per share, which was $0.1 lower than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.29 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 10.55% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.98% during the next five years compared to 7.79% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Fastenal Co’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 2.19. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 6.07. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 50.34.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.07, a number that is poised to hit 0.26 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.23 in one year’s time.
