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
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Industrial Distribution industry segment. The current market capitalization of Fastenal Co is $48.15B. A total of 6.46 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.36M shares.
In the most recent transaction, HSU Hsenghung Sam bought 1,000 shares of FAST for 42.45 per share on Oct 16 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 9,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 15 ’25, Drazkowski William Joseph sold 6,842 shares at 48.67 per share. FAST shares that EVP-Sales owns now total 11,994.
Among the insiders who bought shares, WILLIAM DRAZKOWSKI acquired of 6,842 shares on Aug 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $48.67. In another insider transaction, FLORNESS DANIEL L sold 84,612 shares at $48.44 per share on Aug 12 ’25. Company shares held by the CEO now total 565,036.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Fastenal Co pays an annual dividend of $0.85, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.03%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.34.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FAST has a high of $50.63 and a low of $35.31.
As of this writing, FAST has an earnings estimate of $0.25 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.27 per share and a lower estimate of $0.12. The company reported an EPS of $0.23 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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 $3.39, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.04B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.35.
