Fastenal Co (FAST) Stock: A Year of Declines and Increases

The 52-week high and low prices can offer valuable insights into a stock’s current standing and prospects for future performance. Fastenal Co’s current trading price is 0.40% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 37.86%. The stock’s price range for this period has been between $32.04 and $44.00 The company’s shares, which are part of the Industrials sector, had a trading volume of approximately 8.46 million for the day, a number notably higher than the average daily volume of 5.93 million over the last three months.

The stock price for Fastenal Co (FAST) currently stands at $44.17. The stock experienced a substantial increase in the last session, hitting $43.0 after starting at $44.28. The stock’s lowest price was $29.5 before closing at $43.27.

Fastenal Co’s market performance has been stable in recent times. The company’s stock hit a 1-year high of $44.00 on 07/14/25 and a low of $32.04 for the same time frame on 09/05/24.

Exploring Financial Performance and Market Capitalization: A Comprehensive Analysis

Fastenal Co (FAST) has experienced a quarterly rise of 16.57% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 50.68B and boasts a workforce of 23702 employees.

Fastenal Co: What Analysts Are Saying

As of right now, 3 analysts are rating Fastenal Co as a BUY, 0 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 11 analysts are recommending to HOLD this stock, 1 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 2 analysts are rating the stock as SELL.

Analyzing Trading Volume and Moving Average Trends

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 40.06, with a change in price of +7.30. Similarly, Fastenal Co recorded 6,772,242 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +19.50%.

Understanding Ticker ‘s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: An Analysis

The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio serves as an important indicator of a company’s financial stability and market position. By dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, the D/E ratio reveals the degree to which a company relies on debt to finance assets compared to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for FAST stands at 0.13. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.09.

FAST Stock Stochastic Average

Fastenal Co’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is presently 80.84%, as of today. This marks a increase from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was 76.41%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 81.42% and 86.61%, respectively.

FAST Stock Price Performance Analysis

Investors’ outlook regarding the stock price performance over the year has been split, with some feeling optimistic and others feeling pessimistic, as it’s been a mixed bag. This year’s metric has recorded a Price increase of 39.11%. However, over the past six months, we’ve seen a weaker performance of 21.13%. The price of FAST fallen by 3.58% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has surged by 4.01%.

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