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FASTENAL CO
Industrials · Trading Companies & Distributors
$44.51
-1.35%
Vol: 2.5M
Araverus Market Read
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Fastenal reports February sales growth of 13.3% and announces new logistics center construction despite pre-market weakness
Fastenal reported February net sales up 13.3% to $710.56M and announced plans to begin construction on an operations and logistics center, demonstrating strong execution and capacity expansion. The stock declined 0.70% in pre-market to $45.78 and 0.02% in after-hours to $45.69, showing relative stability despite the momentum in sales growth. Analysts remain bullish on the company's execution despite the modest near-term pullback.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| GEGENERAL | $291.24 | -3.23% | -10.7% | 34.1x | 1.37 | $307.6B |
| RTXRTX | $200.37 | -2.05% | -1.0% | 26.7x | 0.41 | $270.2B |
| GEVGE | $874.40 | +1.86% | +7.2% | 38.5x | — | $238.1B |
| BABOEING | $201.29 | -2.28% | -17.6% | 43.1x | 1.10 | $158.1B |
| UBERUBER | $75.43 | -1.60% | +6.8% | 17.6x | 1.22 | $156.5B |
| DEDEERE | $567.63 | -0.60% | -5.5% | 24.5x | 0.96 | $153.3B |
| LMTLOCKHEED | $637.38 | -0.56% | -1.3% | 19.9x | 0.20 | $147.5B |
| HONHONEYWELL | $229.02 | -0.46% | -5.1% | 19.9x | 0.90 | $145.6B |
Fundamentals
Market Cap$51.1B
P/E (TTM)40.8
Forward P/E33.0
Beta0.86
Div Yield200.00%
Prev Close$45.12
RSI (14-Day)
39Neutral
0305070100
52-Week Range
$35.31$44.51$50.63
From High-12.1%
From Low+26.1%
Moving Averages
50d SMA
$45.01-1.1%
200d SMA
$44.08+1.0%
Price between 50d and 200d. Testing 50d support.
Returns
1W
-1.6%
1M
-3.2%
3M
+5.7%
6M
-4.5%
1Y
+19.4%
YTD
+10.7%
Volume
Today2.5M
20d Avg7.4M
Ratio0.34x