ChartMill · Oct 31, 2026
Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST): Strong Technicals and a Defined Breakout Setup
Fastenal clears a technical breakout screen with top ratings, rising trend, tight consolidation, and a defined entry above resistance.
NYSE · FAST
Fastenal Company
Industrials · Industrial - Distribution
$51.91
Down-$0.64 (-1.22%)
Updated Nov 2, 2026, 3:17 AM
SID Score
7.2/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 47.93B
- P/E ratio
- 39.08
- Dividend yield
- 2.52%
- 52-week range
- $40.25 – $53.30
- Volume
- 11.23M
- Avg. volume
- 6.61M
Price performance · FAST
FAST price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
FAST closed at $51.91 after 20 trading sessions, up 2.41% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $51.91
- Period change
- +2.41%
- Period low
- $49.83
- Period high
- $52.73
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $53.06 | $53.30 | $51.855 | $51.91 | 11.23M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $51.80 | $52.69 | $51.71 | $52.55 | 6.36M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $51.485 | $51.55 | $50.76 | $51.45 | 5.59M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $52.445 | $52.70 | $51.225 | $51.55 | 5.93M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $52.07 | $52.655 | $52.05 | $52.47 | 5.05M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $52.705 | $52.91 | $51.855 | $51.91 | 5.66M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $52.35 | $52.78 | $50.95 | $52.73 | 10.03M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $51.89 | $52.865 | $51.49 | $52.49 | 6.35M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $51.08 | $51.935 | $51.08 | $51.65 | 8.77M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $51.37 | $51.60 | $50.73 | $51.02 | 8.05M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $50.77 | $51.19 | $50.375 | $51.02 | 10.47M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $52.19 | $52.82 | $49.785 | $50.38 | 13.46M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $47.505 | $52.425 | $47.30 | $52.00 | 25.4M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $50.68 | $51.43 | 10.06M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $51.00 | $51.83 | $50.85 | $51.49 | 6.19M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $50.49 | $50.92 | $50.12 | $50.75 | 5.23M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $49.74 | $50.82 | $49.54 | $50.49 | 6.77M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $50.49 | $50.80 | $49.77 | $49.83 | 6.6M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $50.63 | $51.385 | $50.53 | $50.81 | 4.71M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $50.62 | $50.985 | $49.99 | $50.69 | 5.56M |
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Company profile
Fastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers. Once a customer becomes large enough, Fastenal installs vending machines and its own personnel on-site. Today, these on-site locations exceed Fastenal's branch count and remain the firm's main focus for expansion. Fastenal acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for its industrial customers, offering value-added services along with a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $63.25
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 9
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Argus Research | Buy | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | DA Davidson | Neutral | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Bernstein | Underperform | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Baird | Outperform | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
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Benzinga · Oct 28, 2026
$1000 Invested In Fastenal 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.22%. Currently, Fastenal has a market capitalization of $59.14 billion.
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