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FASTENAL CO (FAST) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering FAST.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-06 | 11 | $65 | $45 | $52.142 | $63.37 | -17.72% |
| 2022-01-14 | 11 | $65 | $45 | $52.857 | $63.37 | -16.59% |
| 2022-01-17 | 11 | $65 | $45 | $53 | $63.37 | -16.36% |
| 2022-02-04 | 10 | $65 | $45 | $53.857 | $63.37 | -15.01% |
| 2022-03-08 | 10 | $65 | $50 | $55.714 | $63.37 | -12.08% |
| 2022-04-08 | 10 | $65 | $51 | $56.166 | $63.37 | -11.37% |
| 2022-04-14 | 10 | $65 | $51 | $57.333 | $63.37 | -9.53% |
| 2022-05-02 | 10 | $70 | $51 | $58.166 | $63.37 | -8.21% |
| 2022-06-06 | 10 | $70 | $48 | $56.833 | $63.37 | -10.32% |
| 2022-07-15 | 13 | $70 | $42 | $51.888 | $63.37 | -18.12% |
| 2022-08-01 | 12 | $60 | $42 | $50.625 | $63.37 | -20.11% |
| 2022-10-17 | 12 | $60 | $42 | $50.75 | $63.37 | -19.91% |
| 2022-11-01 | 12 | $58 | $42 | $50.125 | $63.37 | -20.9% |
| 2022-11-11 | 12 | $58 | $43 | $50.875 | $63.37 | -19.72% |
| 2023-01-20 | 12 | $58 | $42 | $50.75 | $63.37 | -19.91% |
| 2023-02-02 | 13 | $55 | $42 | $50.125 | $63.37 | -20.9% |
| 2023-04-04 | 13 | $61 | $42 | $51.333 | $63.37 | -18.99% |
| 2023-04-05 | 13 | $61 | $46 | $51.777 | $63.37 | -18.29% |
| 2023-04-14 | 13 | $61 | $46 | $51.888 | $63.37 | -18.12% |
| 2023-05-01 | 13 | $61 | $46 | $53.444 | $63.37 | -15.66% |
| 2023-07-06 | 13 | $61 | $46 | $54.555 | $63.37 | -13.91% |
| 2023-07-14 | 12 | $61 | $49 | $55.625 | $63.37 | -12.22% |
| 2023-08-01 | 11 | $61 | $50 | $56.285 | $63.37 | -11.18% |
| 2023-09-15 | 12 | $61 | $50 | $56.555 | $63.37 | -10.75% |
| 2023-10-12 | 12 | $61 | $50 | $57.222 | $63.37 | -9.7% |
| 2023-10-13 | 12 | $66 | $50 | $57.777 | $63.37 | -8.83% |
| 2023-11-01 | 12 | $66 | $53 | $58.875 | $63.37 | -7.09% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
FAST's average price target has moved up $6.02 over the prior 22 months.
Over the past 41 weeks, FAST's average upside potential has been -2.67%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-14 | 13 | 61 | 46 | 51.888 | 53.27 | -2.59% |
| 2023-07-14 | 11 | 61 | 49 | 55.714 | 57.48 | -3.07% |
| 2023-07-14 | 11 | 61 | 49 | 55.625 | 57.48 | -3.23% |
| 2023-10-11 | 12 | 61 | 50 | 57.222 | 56.01 | 2.16% |
| 2023-10-13 | 11 | 66 | 53 | 58.875 | 60.12 | -2.07% |
FAST Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.83 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 31 weeks, FAST's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.02.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for FAST as an investment opportunity.
- FASTENAL CO's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 452% of all US stocks.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Retail stocks, FASTENAL CO's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -602.9% of them.
- In terms of how FASTENAL CO fares relative to stocks in the large market cap category, note that its average analyst price target is greater than 1304.92% of that group.
- FAST has a greater number of analysts covering the stock than 1497.4% of stocks in the large market cap category.
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