After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Fastenal Co is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Industrials sector and is a part of the Industrial Distribution industry. The current market capitalization of Fastenal Co is $51.77B. A total of 8.36 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.06M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Papenfuss Donnalee Kathleen sold 2,956 shares of FAST for 41.27 per share on Jun 05 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP-Strategy and Communication now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 05 ’25, DONNALEE K. PAPENFUSS bought 2,956 shares at 41.27 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Soderberg John Lewis disposed of 16,362 shares on May 16 ’25 at a per-share price of $82.45. This resulted in the Senior EVP-IT holding 0 shares of FAST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JOHN L. SODERBERG bought 16,362 shares at $82.45 per share on May 16 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Fastenal Co pays an annual dividend of $0.82, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.83%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 43.62.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FAST has a high of $46.04 and a low of $32.04.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $3.32, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.04B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.29.
