| Fastenal Company (FAST) | |||
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| 67.74 0.62 (0.92%) | 04-24 16:00 | ||
| Open: | 66.822 | Pre. Close: | 67.12 |
| High: | 68.205 | Low: | 66.79 |
| Volume: | 3,085,763 | Market Cap: | 38,784(M) |
| Stock Technical Analysis | |
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| Overall: |   |
| Target: | Six months: 86.85  One year: 92.32 |
| Support: | Support1: 66.79 Support2: 55.57 |
| Resistance: | Resistance1: 74.36 Resistance2: 79.04 |
| Pivot: | 70.87 |
| Moving Averages: | MA(5): 67.55 MA(20): 72.34 MA(100): 69.39 MA(250): 61.87 |
| MACD: | MACD(12,26): -2.02 Signal(12,26,9): -1.35 |
| %K %D: | %K(14,3): 4.94 %D(3): 3.32 |
| RSI: | RSI(14): 27.86 |
| 52-Week: | High: 79.04 Low: 52.29 Change(%): 29.2 |
| Average Vol(K): | 3-Month: 3855 10-Days: 4662 |
| Prices Prediction (Update @5:00pm) | ||
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| If tomorrow: | Open lower | Open higher |
| High: | 68.299 - 68.575 | 68.575 - 68.838 |
| Low: | 66.102 - 66.409 | 66.409 - 66.701 |
| Close: | 67.25 - 67.73 | 67.73 - 68.187 |
| Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands |
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| Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently below mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is NEUTRAL in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.[ FAST ] has closed above bottom band by 27.7%. Bollinger Bands are 134.9% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to its normal range. The bands have been in this wide range for 9 days. This is a sign that the current trend might continue. |
| Company profile |
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| Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, North America, and internationally. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name. The company's fastener products include threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers, which are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines. It also offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations; and non-residential construction market, which includes general, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, and road contractors. It also serves farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. The company distributes its products through a network of 3,209 in-market locations and 15 distribution centers. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota. |
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| Financial Analysis | |
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| Price to Book Value: | Outperform |
| P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly. | |
| Price to Earnings: | Outperform |
| PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS). | |
| Discounted cash flow: | Outperform |
| DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows. | |
| Return on Assets: | Outperform |
| ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit. | |
| Return on Equity: | Outperform |
| ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency. | |
| Debt to Equity: | Underperform |
| evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn. | |
| Stock Basics & Statistics | |
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| Exchange: NASDAQ Global Select | |
| Sector: Industrials | |
| Industry: Industrial - Distribution | |
| Shares Out. (M) | 572.55 |
| Shares Float (M) | 570.72 |
| % Held by Insiders | 0.18 |
| % Held by Institutions | 85.26 |
| Shares Short (K) | 18750 |
| Shares Short Prior Month (K) | 18640 |
| Stock Financials | |
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| EPS | 2.020 |
| Book Value (p.s.) | 5.990 |
| Profit Margin | 15.68 |
| Operating Margin | 20.59 |
| Return on Assets (ttm) | 20.9 |
| Return on Equity (ttm) | 34.6 |
| Qtrly Rev. Growth | 1.9 |
| Gross Profit (p.s.) | |
| Sales Per Share | 12.890 |
| EBITDA (p.s.) | 2.969 |
| Qtrly Earnings Growth | 0.60 |
| Operating Cash Flow (M) | 1380.00 |
| Levered Free Cash Flow (M) | 985.20 |
| Stock Valuation | |
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| PE Ratio | 33.53 |
| PEG Ratio | 5.05 |
| Price to Book value | 11.31 |
| Price to Sales | 5.26 |
| Price to Cash Flow | 28.10 |
| Stock Dividends | |
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| Dividend | 0.390 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.01 |
| Dividend Growth | |
