Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Fastenal Co shares valued at $1,349,068 were sold by Soderberg John Lewis on May 16 ’25. At $82.45 per share, Soderberg John Lewis sold 16,362 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOHN L. SODERBERG purchased 16,362 shares, netting a total of over 1,349,067 in proceeds.
Before that, SATTERLEE SCOTT had sold 9,670 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $768,868, the Director traded Fastenal Co shares for $79.51 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,670 shares, worth approximately $1.02 million.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on April 03, 2025, Fastenal Co [FAST] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Peer perform. Analysts at William Blair upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of December 11, 2024, Stifel has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for FAST. Earlier on December 11, 2024, HSBC Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Reduce” for FAST stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing FAST Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.18%. Over the course of the year, Fastenal Co shares have jumped approximately 13.28%. A 50-day SMA is recorded $78.68, while a 200-day SMA reached $75.44.
Support And Resistance Levels for Fastenal Co (FAST)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.33 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 1.36, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 36.89%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
