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Fastenal CompanyFAST

Industrials

Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates FAST as Neutral. Fastenal Company has a market cap of $54.75B, a P/E of 40.78, a 15.4% net margin, and 14.7% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Aug 1, 2026

The case on FAST

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case

Strong return on equity (34.33%) indicating high capital efficiency
Healthy operating and gross margins (21.02%, 44.70%)
Low debt-to-equity ratio (0.11x) signaling strong financial health
Positive free cash flow ($916.12M) exceeding net income
Revenue and earnings growth above 14%
MACD above signal line with expanding histogram, confirming uptrend

Bear case

Elevated valuation metrics: P/E of 40.78x and forward P/E of 34.18x
High PEG ratio (3.46x) suggesting overvaluation relative to growth
Price near upper Bollinger Band (48.55), indicating potential overbought condition
Low Reddit retail interest (only 1 mention)
Dividend yield of 201% is likely erroneous or misinterpreted

Key facts

Sector

Industrials

Market cap

$54.75B

P/E ratio

40.78

Gross margin

44.7%

Net margin

15.4%

Rev growth YoY

14.7%

Price (Aug 1, 2026)

$47.71

Peers

Clustered with FAST by analysis-profile similarity.

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How ASignal analyzes FAST

Most investors never get a second opinion, let alone several. ASignal runs FAST past a panel of specialized investor-framework agents, each calibrated on a distinct school of investing: Warren Buffett's value discipline, Bill Ackman's activist lens, and Ray Dalio's macro view. They don't just score in isolation, they argue: a dedicated Challenger agent pushes back on every conclusion until the panel settles on a reasoned consensus, weighing fundamentals, macro conditions, market sentiment, and price action together. The kind of cross-examined read that takes a research desk hours, ASignal delivers in under two minutes, refreshed every cycle.

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