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 $46.81B. A total of 7.73 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.24M 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
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Fastenal Co pays an annual dividend of $0.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.15%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.22.
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 $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 13.0 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 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 $3.39, 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 3.35.
