Fastenal Schedules Conference Call for 2025 Annual Results on January 20, 2026

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

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Conference Call Announcement: Fastenal will hold a conference call on January 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. central time to review its 2025 annual and fourth-quarter results, ensuring timely updates for investors regarding the company's operations.
Online Access: The call will be broadcast live over the Internet, allowing investors to access it via a designated URL, which enhances information transparency and improves engagement with stakeholders.
Supplementary Material Release: A presentation containing supplemental information regarding quarterly results will be available at 6:00 a.m. on the day of the call, further supporting investors' understanding of the company's financial status.
Web Archive Availability: An online archive of the webcast will be available within one hour after the call concludes and will remain accessible until March 1, 2026, ensuring that investors unable to participate live can still access critical information.

FAST

$40.61+Infinity%1D

Analyst Views on FAST

Wall Street analysts forecast FAST stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FAST is 43.43 USD with a low forecast of 38.00 USD and a high forecast of 48.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

11 Analyst Rating

2 Buy

5 Hold

4 Sell

Hold

Current: 41.540

Low

38.00

Averages

43.43

High

48.00

Current: 41.540

Low

38.00

Averages

43.43

High

48.00

Jefferies

Stephen Volkmann

Hold

Buy

upgrade

$45 -> $52

2025-12-14

Reason

Jefferies

Stephen Volkmann

Price Target

$45 -> $52

2025-12-14

upgrade

Hold

Buy

Reason

Jefferies analyst Stephen Volkmann upgraded Fastenal to Buy from Hold with a price target of $52, up from $45. The firm cites its increased confidence in the company's ability to post low-double-digit sales growth into 2026 for the upgrade. Fastenal's growth will be driven market share growth resuming and positive pricing, with potential upside from an end market recovery, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Jefferies expects Fastenal's share gains to continue on increased large account penetration and the benefit of vending installations over the past 12-18 months.

Wolfe Research

Peer Perform -> Underperform

downgrade

$43

2025-11-13

Reason

Wolfe Research

Price Target

$43

2025-11-13

downgrade

Peer Perform -> Underperform

Reason

Wolfe Research downgraded Fastenal to Underperform from Peer Perform with a $43 price target. The company's sales have been decelerating, and Wolfe now sees inflationary pressures beginning to weigh on its gross margins, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says that while Fastenal's multiple has been normalizing lower, there is risk of further compression since the stock's relative valuation "remains challenging."

Barclays

Equal Weight

downgrade

$45 -> $44

2025-11-13

Reason

Barclays

Price Target

$45 -> $44

2025-11-13

downgrade

Equal Weight

Reason

Barclays lowered the firm's price target on Fastenal to $44 from $45 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm updated the company's model post the Q3 report.

Bernstein

Underperform

initiated

$38

2025-11-12

Reason

Bernstein

Price Target

$38

2025-11-12

initiated

Underperform

Reason

Bernstein initiated coverage of Fastenal with an Underperform rating and $38 price target. The shares trade at an "expensive" relative valuation, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm expects Fastenal's earnings growth to peak around mid-to-high teens in the next two quarters before decelerating back to 7%. With this, the stock will see relative multiple compression and underperform peers, contends Bernstein.

About FAST

Fastenal Company is engaged in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies. The Company is a distributor of threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers, as well as miscellaneous supplies and hardware, such as pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire rope, struts, rivets, and related accessories. Its business tools include Fastenal Managed Inventory (FMI), Bin stock (FASTStock and FASTBin) and Industrial vending (FASTVend). The Company also invests in digital solutions that aim to deliver value for its customers, leverage local inventory for same-day solutions, and provide service. It serves general and commercial contractors in non-residential end markets as well as farmers, truckers, railroads, oil exploration companies, oil production and refinement companies, mining companies, federal, state, and local governmental entities, schools, and certain retail trades.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.