After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
FAST belongs to the Industrials sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Industrial Distribution industry. The current market capitalization of Fastenal Co is $41.79B. A total of 2.49 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.82M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Jansen James C sold 19,564 shares of FAST for 83.08 per share on Nov 22 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 26,176 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 22 ’24, JAMES C. JANSEN bought 19,564 shares at 83.08 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Miller Charles S. disposed of 23,480 shares on Nov 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $83.92. This resulted in the SENIOR EXECUTIVE VP holding 0 shares of FAST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Johnson Daniel L. sold 8,474 shares at $83.36 per share on Nov 13 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 10,595.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Fastenal Co pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.14%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.25. FAST’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.23% when it declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/25/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.43%. The FAST stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FAST has a high of $84.88 and a low of $61.33.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. FAST’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $236.20M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $636.80M in debt and $682.20M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $6.28, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.04B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for FAST is Buy with a score of 3.00.
