The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Fastenal Co shares valued at $121,983 were sold by Papenfuss Donnalee Kathleen on Jun 05 ’25. At $41.27 per share, Papenfuss Donnalee Kathleen sold 2,956 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DONNALEE K. PAPENFUSS purchased 2,956 shares, netting a total of over 121,983 in proceeds.
Before that, Soderberg John Lewis had sold 16,362 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,349,068, the Senior EVP-IT traded Fastenal Co shares for $82.45 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 16,362 shares, worth approximately $0.0.
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
On last trading session,, Fastenal Co [NASDAQ: FAST] rose 0.44% to $41.3. The stock’s lowest price that day was $40.88, but it reached a high of $41.39 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.46%. Over the course of the year, Fastenal Co shares have jumped approximately 27.00%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $43.10 on 06/12/25 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 40.99, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 40.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 41.50. The next price resistance is at 41.71. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.46 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Fastenal Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Fastenal Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 1.36 million shares to 29.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 28.41 million shares. A jump of 4.56% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.3 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.3.
Which companies own the most shares of Fastenal Co (FAST)?
In terms of Fastenal Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 73 in the next 12 months, up nearly 77.53% from the previous closing price of $41.12. Analysts anticipate Fastenal Co stock to reach 86 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Fastenal Co stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
