Earnings anticipation mounts: Social media buzz around Fastenal stock intensifies ahead of its quarterly earnings report due Monday. Shares edged higher in pre-market trading, reflecting cautious optimism amid a packed earnings week.
Bullish technical setups emerge: Observers highlight a breakout above key moving averages and Fibonacci levels, with the stock showing strength near $49. Accumulation patterns and elevated RSI point to building momentum. Targets above $50 are in discussion as volatility looms post-earnings.
Dividend reliability noted: Fastenal's status as a Dividend Aristocrat with consistent raises draws praise for its robust balance sheet and industrial model. The recent Q2 dividend declaration underscores steady shareholder returns.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Fastenal Insider Trading Activity
Fastenal insiders have traded $FAST stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 5 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FAST stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- REYNE K WISECUP sold 36,920 shares for an estimated $1,747,922
- SCOTT SATTERLEE sold 15,964 shares for an estimated $705,453
- HSENGHUNG SAM HSU has made 2 purchases buying 2,000 shares for an estimated $92,030 and 0 sales.
- STEPHEN L. EASTMAN purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $40,816
- DANIEL L. JOHNSON purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $40,440
- SARAH N NIELSEN purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $39,600
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Fastenal Revenue
Fastenal had revenues of $2B in Q4 2025. This is an increase of 11.12% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track FAST financials on Quiver Quantitative's FAST stock page.
Fastenal Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 572 institutional investors add shares of Fastenal stock to their portfolio, and 677 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 33,454,231 shares (-74.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,342,518,290
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 8,574,208 shares (+243.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $344,082,967
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA removed 5,171,598 shares (-38.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $207,536,227
- FMR LLC removed 4,192,112 shares (-40.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $168,229,454
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 4,056,334 shares (-16.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $162,780,683
- MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 3,610,261 shares (-93.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $144,879,773
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP removed 3,426,006 shares (-11.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $137,485,620
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Fastenal Government Contracts
We have seen $7,972,474 of award payments to $FAST over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- VMI TOOL AND FIXTURE MATERIALS: $254,523
- TYPE I - VMI HARDWARE: $108,726
- HLS MLT FASTENER PR HOIST PLATFORMS: $13,826
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Fastenal Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $FAST in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Wolfe Research issued a "Underperform" rating on 11/13/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Fastenal, check out Quiver Quantitative's $FAST forecast page.
Fastenal Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $FAST recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $FAST in the last 6 months, with a median target of $44.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- David Manthey from Baird set a target price of $52.0 on 03/06/2026
- Guy Hardwick from Barclays set a target price of $44.0 on 03/06/2026
- Stephen Volkmann from Jefferies set a target price of $52.0 on 12/15/2025
- Ryan Cooke from Wolfe Research set a target price of $43.0 on 11/13/2025
- An analyst from Bernstein set a target price of $38.0 on 11/12/2025
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