FAST Stock: Price, Forecast, Financials & AI Analysis

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Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2026Q1

FY2026Q2

2.04B

+12.08%

0.252

+9.49%

2.18B

+11.14%

0.294

+13.08%

2.28B

+9.59%

0.315

+8.75%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Upward the revenue expectations for Fastenal Company (FAST) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 0.1% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by -12.09%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Upward

+0.1%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-0.91%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Down

-12.09%

In Past 3 Month

11 Analyst Rating

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.

2 Buy

5 Hold

4 Sell

Hold

Current: 0.000

Low

38.00

Averages

43.43

High

48.00

Current: 0.000

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.

Bernstein

initiated

$38

2025-11-11

Reason

Bernstein

Price Target

$38

2025-11-11

initiated

Reason

Bernstein initiated coverage of Fastenal with an Underperform rating and $38 price target.

Barclays

Equal Weight

downgrade

$49 -> $45

2025-10-14

Reason

Barclays

Price Target

$49 -> $45

2025-10-14

downgrade

Equal Weight

Reason

Barclays lowered the firm's price target on Fastenal to $45 from $49 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The company's volumes remain strong driven by share gains, but its pricing is lower than expected and spending is higher, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm reduced estimates post the Q3 report.

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Fastenal Co (FAST.O) is 0.00, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 30.95. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Fastenal Co 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

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5Y Average PE

30.95

Current PE

0.00

Overvalued PE

37.32

Undervalued PE

24.58

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

21.58

Current EV/EBITDA

23.36

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

24.50

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

18.67

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PS

4.88

Current PS

5.27

Overvalued PS

5.54

Undervalued PS

4.23

Financials

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Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders areBuying! The selling amount has increased 301.5% over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds areBuying! The buying amount has increased 2836.19% over the last quarter.

Sold

Bought

Congress Trading

Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Insider

Insiders areBuying! The selling amount has increased 301.5% over the last month.

Sold

Bought

FAST News & Events

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News

9.5

01-06Businesswire

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

1.0

01-06Newsfilter

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

5.0

2025-12-31NASDAQ.COM

IFF Directors and Officers Buy Shares in Last Six Months

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Fastenal Co (FAST) stock price today?

The current price of FAST is 41.8 USD — it has increased 2.93 % in the last trading day.

What is Fastenal Co (FAST)'s business?

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.

What is the price predicton of FAST Stock?

What is Fastenal Co (FAST)'s revenue for the last quarter?

Fastenal Co revenue for the last quarter amounts to 2.13B USD, increased 11.68 % YoY.

What is Fastenal Co (FAST)'s earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter?

Fastenal Co. EPS for the last quarter amounts to 0.29 USD, increased 11.54 % YoY.

What changes have occurred in the market's expectations for Fastenal Co (FAST)'s fundamentals?

How many employees does Fastenal Co (FAST). have?

Fastenal Co (FAST) has 20958 emplpoyees as of January 09 2026.

What is Fastenal Co (FAST) market cap?

Today FAST has the market capitalization of 47.99B USD.