Stock Research: Fastenal

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Fastenal

NasdaqGS:FAST US3119001044
82
  • Value
    79
  • Growth
    99
  • Safety
    Safety
    5
  • Combined
    75
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    82
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Company Description

Fastenal Company distributes industrial and construction supplies. It operates in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, including threaded fasteners and miscellaneous hardware. The company serves general and commercial contractors, farmers, truckers, and governmental entities. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $51,775 million, profits of $3,402 million, and revenue of $7,546 million, with 20,958 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 82 (better than 82% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Fastenal are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Fastenal. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 99, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 99% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 79 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 79% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 5, meaning that the share price of Fastenal is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 95% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
5 11 12 9
Growth
99 83 97 37
Safety
Safety
79 80 67 74
Sentiment
65 61 60 14
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82 68 75 8
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
34 20 13 11
Opinions Change
52 12 69 56
Pro Holdings
n/a 97 94 40
Market Pulse
76 76 62 58
Sentiment
65 61 60 14
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
5 11 12 9
Growth
99 83 97 37
Safety Safety
79 80 67 74
Combined
75 61 62 18
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
3 7 9 5
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
2 4 3 3
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 7 14 8
Dividend Yield
73 77 82 87
Value
5 11 12 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
95 85 73 73
Profit Growth
71 72 65 19
Capital Growth
61 46 98 61
Stock Returns
95 57 69 41
Growth
99 83 97 37
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
86 84 86 82
Refinancing
14 8 12 12
Liquidity
98 100 93 96
Safety Safety
79 80 67 74

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