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Fastenal Co. engages in the provision of fasteners, tools, and supplies which can help in the manufacture of products, build structures, protect personnel, and maintain facilities and equipment. It products include cutting tools & metalworking, fasteners, material handling, storage & packaging power, transmission & motors, tools & equipment, electricals, abrasives, hydraulics & pneumatics, plumbing, lifting & rigging, raw materials, fleet & automotive, welding, office products & furniture, janitorial and lighting. The company was founded by Robert A. Kierlin, Michael M. Gostomski, Henry K. McCannon, John D. Remick, and Stephen M. Slaggie in November 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, MN.

Company profile

Ticker

FAST

Exchange

NASDAQ

Website

www.fastenal.com/

CEO

Willard Oberton

Incorporated

Minnesota

Location

Minnesota

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Wholesale Trade > Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Industry (SIC)

Retail - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply

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Former names

FASTENAL COMPANY

SEC CIK

0000815556

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

410948415

FAST stock data

S&P 500

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News

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A Look Into Fastenal's Price Over Earnings

14 Apr 21

Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Fastenal, Raises Price Target to $53

14 Apr 21

Morgan Stanley analyst Joshua Pokrzywinski maintains Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $49 to $53.

What Does Fastenal's Debt Look Like?

14 Apr 21

Over the past three months, shares of Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) decreased by 0.87%. Before having a look at the importance of debt, let us look at how much debt Fastenal has.

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Dow Falls 75 Points; vTv Therapeutics Shares Spike Higher

13 Apr 21

Mid-Day Market Update: Nasdaq Jumps 100 Points; Avenue Therapeutics Shares Slide

13 Apr 21

Press releases

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Fastenal Company Reports 2021 First Quarter Earnings

13 Apr 21

Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Except for share and per share

Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend

12 Apr 21

Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) reported its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.28 per share to be paid in cash on May 25, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 26, 2021. Except for

Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2021 First Quarter Earnings

29 Mar 21

Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) announced the date and time for its conference call to review 2021 first quarter results, as well as current operations. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet on

Fastenal Company Reports 2020 Annual and Fourth Quarter Earnings

20 Jan 21

Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend

19 Jan 21

Calendar

16 Apr 21

18 Apr 21

31 Dec 21

Financial summary

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Annual (USD)	Dec 20	Dec 19	Dec 18	Dec 17
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Financial data from Fastenal earnings reports.

Recent insider trades

FAST insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
15 Mar 21	Jeffery Michael Watts	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	48.1971	31,000	1.49M	0
15 Mar 21	Jeffery Michael Watts	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	23.5	31,000	728.5K	31,000
15 Mar 21	Jeffery Michael Watts	Employee Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	23.5	31,000	728.5K	31,968
5 Mar 21	Stephen L. Eastman	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	No	No	44.629	300	13.39K	9,000
5 Mar 21	Stephen L. Eastman	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	No	No	44.6299	700	31.24K	8,700
5 Mar 21	Ancius Michael J	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	Yes	No	44.15	560	24.72K	5,184
5 Mar 21	Ancius Michael J	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	Yes	No	44.15	560	24.72K	6,324
4 Mar 21	Ancius Michael J	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	No	No	43.74	2,286	99.99K	24,306
4 Mar 21	Ancius Michael J	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	Yes	No	43.94	1,140	50.09K	5,756
4 Mar 21	Ancius Michael J	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	Yes	No	46	640	29.44K	4,624

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2020

FAST institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

78.1% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	919	877	+4.8%
Opened positions	111	89	+24.7%
Closed positions	69	54	+27.8%
Increased positions	326	308	+5.8%
Reduced positions	324	328	-1.2%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	21.89B	19.92B	+9.9%
Total shares	448.37M	441.87M	+1.5%
Total puts	1.3M	1.24M	+5.4%
Total calls	2.07M	1.84M	+12.9%
Total put/call ratio	0.6	0.7	-6.7%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Vanguard	68.8M	$3.36B	-1.2%
BLK Blackrock	44.03M	$2.15B	-2.4%
BK Bank Of New York Mellon	30.94M	$1.51B	+0.9%
STT State Street	27.55M	$1.35B	+1.3%
Geode Capital Management	10.89M	$531.03M	+0.2%
BAC Bank Of America	8.72M	$425.69M	-2.7%
PFG Principal Financial Group Inc - Registered Shares	8.41M	$410.46M	-1.8%
IVZ Invesco	7.29M	$355.82M	+38.6%
JHG Janus Henderson	7.06M	$344.78M	+0.4%
NTRS Northern Trust	6.95M	$339.4M	-1.6%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Norges Bank	5.2M	+5.2M	NEW
Route One Investment	0	-2.76M	EXIT
MS Morgan Stanley	6.07M	+2.2M	+57.1%
IVZ Invesco	7.29M	+2.03M	+38.6%
Ensign Peak Advisors	3.86M	-1.18M	-23.3%
GS Goldman Sachs	2.84M	-1.17M	-29.2%
Amundi Pioneer Asset Management	2.56M	+1.13M	+79.0%
BLK Blackrock	44.03M	-1.08M	-2.4%
D. E. Shaw & Co.	880.22K	-949.28K	-51.9%
Vanguard	68.8M	-850.61K	-1.2%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Competition

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From filing 10-Q 2021 Q1