Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.03 compared to its previous closing price of 76.07. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-06 that WINONA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) (collectively referred to as ‘Fastenal’ or by terms such as ‘we’, ‘our’, or ‘us’) announced its intention to host an investor presentation on March 13, 2025 located in St. Paul, Minnesota, which will be available to access via webcast. The hosts of this event will be Dan Florness, our Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Watts, our President and Chief Sales Officer, and Holden Lewis, our Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial.
Is It Worth Investing in Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) Right Now?
Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.98x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for FAST is 1.06. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 3 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FAST is 572.33M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.39% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FAST on March 19, 2025 was 3.24M shares.
FAST’s Market Performance
The stock of Fastenal Co (FAST) has seen a -1.63% decrease in the past week, with a 1.75% rise in the past month, and a -3.73% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.27%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.38% for FAST. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.53% for FAST’s stock, with a simple moving average of 5.07% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FAST
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FAST reach a price target of $86. The rating they have provided for FAST stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 11th, 2024.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Reduce” to FAST, setting the target price at $70 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
FAST Trading at 1.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FAST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.38%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.27%, as shares surge +1.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FAST fell by -1.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $75.69. In addition, Fastenal Co saw 5.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FAST starting from Lewis Holden, who sale 68,664 shares at the price of $74.97 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Lewis Holden now owns 10,097 shares of Fastenal Co, valued at $5,147,957 using the latest closing price.
HOLDEN LEWIS, the Officer of Fastenal Co, proposed sale 68,655 shares at $74.97 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that HOLDEN LEWIS is holding shares at $5,147,275 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FAST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fastenal Co stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.38. Equity return is now at value 33.04, with 25.12 for asset returns.
Based on Fastenal Co (FAST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.13. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 206.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.51 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.67.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Fastenal Co (FAST) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
