Yahoo · Sep 10, 2026
Is Fastenal Stock Underperforming the Dow?
Fastenal has lagged the broader market over the past year, while analysts remain neutral on the company’s future prospects.
NYSE · FAST
Fastenal Company
Industrials · Industrial - Distribution
$49.41
Up+$0.26 (+0.52%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 5:10 PM
SID Score
6.7/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 47.93B
- P/E ratio
- 39.08
- Dividend yield
- 2.65%
- 52-week range
- $39.86 – $52.92
- Volume
- 5.2M
- Avg. volume
- 6.61M
Price performance
FAST price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
FAST closed at $49.41 after 20 trading sessions, down 3.63% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $49.41
- Period change
- -3.63%
- Period low
- $47.93
- Period high
- $51.44
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $49.43 | $49.685 | $48.71 | $49.41 | 5.2M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $49.02 | $49.675 | $48.625 | $49.44 | 6.77M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $49.61 | $49.91 | $49.01 | $49.32 | 6.37M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $48.32 | $49.135 | $48.06 | $49.01 | 7.28M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $49.36 | $49.53 | $48.595 | $48.79 | 5.91M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $49.46 | $49.65 | $49.21 | $49.38 | 5.11M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $48.70 | $50.42 | $48.70 | $49.60 | 6.57M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $48.20 | $49.285 | $47.83 | $49.23 | 6.66M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $48.63 | $48.69 | $47.645 | $47.93 | 7.32M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $49.12 | $49.235 | $48.525 | $48.75 | 5.63M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $49.59 | $49.785 | $49.13 | $49.31 | 7.23M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $51.50 | $51.52 | $49.725 | $49.78 | 6.04M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $50.75 | $51.315 | $50.535 | $51.135 | 5.66M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $50.71 | $51.31 | $50.44 | $51.15 | 3.69M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $51.31 | $51.36 | $50.215 | $50.31 | 4.43M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $51.46 | $52.15 | $51.24 | $51.28 | 5.55M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $50.85 | $51.46 | $50.6201 | $51.26 | 4.75M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $51.30 | $51.36 | $50.38 | $50.66 | 5.04M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $51.38 | $52.05 | $51.23 | $51.44 | 6.25M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $51.72 | $51.78 | $51.23 | $51.27 | 5.82M |
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Overview
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Company profile
Fastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers. Once a customer becomes large enough, Fastenal installs vending machines and its own personnel on-site. Today, these on-site locations exceed Fastenal's branch count and remain the firm's main focus for expansion. Fastenal acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for its industrial customers, offering value-added services along with a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $63.25
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 8
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 15, 2026 | DA Davidson | Neutral | — |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Rothschild & Co | Buy | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
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Benzinga · Aug 27, 2026
If You Invested $1000 In Fastenal Stock 10 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today
Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.35% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.85%. Currently, Fastenal has a market capitalization of $58.68 billion.
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Yahoo · Aug 19, 2026
Fastenal (FAST) Rallies On Second Quarter Update, Is The Stock Now Pricey?
Fastenal stock reacts to second quarter update Fastenal (FAST) has drawn fresh attention after a second quarter update that linked a 14% month share price climb to strong sales, technology-supported customer relationships, and share gains. See our latest analysis for Fastenal. Beyond the recent 14% one month share price move, Fastenal now trades at US$51.27, with momentum supported by a 30 day share price return of 12.71% and a five year total shareholder return of 109.92%. If Fastenal’s...
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