Taking a Closer Look At Fastenal Co (FAST) Following Its Recent Trade

In a filing, Fastenal Co revealed its EVP-Operations Broersma Anthony Paul unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.65 million on Jul 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $47.93 per share,13,582 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Broersma Anthony Paul now holds 0 shares worth roughly $0.0.

Then, ANTHONY P. BROERSMA bought 13,582 shares, generating $650,930 in total proceeds.

Before that, Lisowski Sheryl Ann sold 21,052 shares. Fastenal Co shares valued at $951,832 were divested by the Interim CFO and EVP-CAO/Treas. at a price of $45.21 per share. As a result of the transaction, Lisowski Sheryl Ann now holds 10,192 shares, worth roughly $0.49 million.

Wolfe Research upgraded its Fastenal Co [FAST] rating to a Peer perform from a an Underperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including William Blair’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early March from “a Mkt perform” to “an Outperform”. Stifel also remained covering FAST and has decreased its forecast on December 11, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. HSBC Securities revised its rating on December 11, 2024. It rated FAST as “a Reduce” which previously was an “a Hold”.

Price Performance Review of FAST

On Friday, Fastenal Co [NASDAQ:FAST] saw its stock fall -0.38% to $47.75. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.67%. Fastenal Co shares have risen nearly 40.65% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 32.80% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $48.01 was reached on 07/25/25, a 52-week low of $32.04 was recorded on 04/08/25.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For FAST Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 47.30, which if violated will result in even more drops to 46.86. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 48.15. A further resistance level may holdings at 48.55.

How much short interest is there in Fastenal Co?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Fastenal Co stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by -4.44 million shares to a total of 25.33 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 29.77 million shares. There was a decline of -17.52%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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