Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Fastenal Co shares valued at $4,098,673 were purchased by DANIEL FLORNESS on Aug 12 ’25. At $48.44 per share, DANIEL FLORNESS acquired 84,612 shares.
Also, Soderberg John Lewis sold 34,612 shares, netting a total of over 1,662,421 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $48.03 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.
Before that, Watts Jeffery Michael had sold 48,724 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,341,202, the President and Chief Sales Off. traded Fastenal Co shares for $48.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 48,724 shares, worth approximately $0.58 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on August 07, 2025, Fastenal Co [FAST] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $55. Analysts at Wolfe Research upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 10, 2025, William Blair has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for FAST. Earlier on December 11, 2024, Stifel downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for FAST stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing FAST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] rose 1.57% to $49.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $48.365, but it reached a high of $49.26 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.19%. Over the course of the year, Fastenal Co shares have jumped approximately 48.25%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $49.26 on 08/13/25 and a 52-week low of $35.31 on 04/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Fastenal Co (FAST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 48.63, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 48.05. In the upper region, resistance lies at 49.52. The next price resistance is at 49.84. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.40 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Fastenal Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Fastenal Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -2.4 million shares to 25.45 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 27.85 million shares. A decline of -9.43% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.68 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.68.
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In terms of Fastenal Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 82 in the next 12 months, up nearly 69.25% from the previous closing price of $48.45. Analysts anticipate Fastenal Co stock to reach 86 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Fastenal Co stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On December 11, 2024, HSBC Securities assigned a price target of “a Reduce” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $70.
