Fastenal Company logged a 0.1% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $64.69 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. FAST's trading volume is 2,396,798 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,561,941.
Fastenal Company trades 8.61% away from its average analyst target price of $59.56 per share. The 9 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $56.0 to $66.0, and on average have given Fastenal Company a rating of hold.
Anyone interested in buying FAST should be aware of the facts below:
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Fastenal Company's current price is 291.1% above its Graham number of $16.54, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Fastenal Company has moved 35.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 24.0%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.98, Fastenal Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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FAST has a forward P/E ratio of 30.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.13 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 5.1 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Fastenal Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 10.66 compared to its sector average of 4.24
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Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally.
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Based in Winona, the company has 20,284 full time employees and a market cap of $36.98 Billion. Fastenal Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.1%.