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The price of Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) closed at $48.69 in the last session, down -1.06% from day before closing price of $49.21. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.3 million shares were traded. FAST stock price reached its highest trading level at $49.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $48.68.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FAST’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 234.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 63.80. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.12 and its Current Ratio is at 4.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 12 ’25 when FLORNESS DANIEL L sold 84,612 shares for $48.44 per share. The transaction valued at 4,098,673 led to the insider holds 565,036 shares of the business.
DANIEL FLORNESS bought 84,612 shares of FAST for $4,098,673 on Aug 12 ’25. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, Soderberg John Lewis, who serves as the Senior EVP-IT of the company, sold 34,612 shares for $48.03 each. As a result, the insider received 1,662,421 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FAST now has a Market Capitalization of 55878594560 and an Enterprise Value of 56185827328. As of this moment, Fastenal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 47.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 39.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.227 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.263.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FAST is 0.97, which has changed by 0.44373608 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FAST has reached a high of $49.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.81%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FAST traded on average about 5.90M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5701510 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.15B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.15B. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.46% stake in the company. Shares short for FAST as of 1753920000 were 25447460 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1751241600 on 27847271. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25447460 and a Short% of Float of 2.53.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FAST is 0.85, which was 0.825 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016764885The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.18. The current Payout Ratio is 77.86% for FAST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-05-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
