What is the market doing?
What the tape says about FAST
Fastenal is +11% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 11 points behind the market.
+11%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +15%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 53
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −2.4%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $51.16
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +11%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +11%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +110%
- vs 50-day average$47.79
- +7.0%
- 52-week high
- $52.39
- 52-week low
- $38.73
- Annualised volatility
- 25%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$2.5M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +29% |
| 2025 | +14% |
| 2024 | +14% |
| 2023 | +41% |
| 2022 | −24% |
| 2021 | +34% |
| 2020 | +37% |
| 2019 | +45% |
| 2018 | −1.6% |
| 2017 | +20% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.5% |
| Feb | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.5% |
| Mar | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.37% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.04% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.39% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +5.3% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.3% |
| Sep | 10 | 3 of 10 | −1.6% |
| Oct | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.3% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +8.0% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.0% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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