Fastenal Company (FAST) 12-Month Stock Forecast & Price Target Cone

$52.55 +2.14% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Fastenal Company (FAST) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 73/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (45% profit margin, 27% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $60.29B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk A-
Cash (18)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (17)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+6.8% Base Target
$66 Bull$56 Base$43 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($6.2M)
43% PutsMax Pain: $51.00
INTERACTIVE 12-MONTH POSITION SIMULATOR

Drag to Test Your FAST Position Size: $10,000

Shares at $52.55: 190.3 sh
$1,000$10,000$25,000$50,000$100,000
12M Bear Case FloorTarget $43.09
$8,200
$-1,800 (-18.0%)
12M Consensus BaseTarget $56.10
$10,676
+$676 (+6.8%)
12M Bull Case BreakoutTarget $66.20
$12,598
+$2,598 (+26.0%)

Wall Street Analyst Breakdown & Historical Accuracy Audit (34 Desks)

Street Historical Accuracy: 64/100
● Strong Buy / Buy: 23● Hold: 9● Sell: 2
Wall Street FirmStance12M Target1Y AccuracyTrack Grade
Morgan StanleyInstitutional Equity DeskOUTPERFORM$5874%A
Goldman SachsSector Coverage LeadBUY$6269%B
JP MorganUS Large-Cap ResearchHOLD$5058%C
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FAST // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +15.54%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $53.06H $53.30L $51.86C $51.91VOL 11.23M
RES: $54.78SUP: $47.16SMA50: $50.48SMA200: $47.21
$54.03$51.01$48.00$44.99$41.97RES $54.78SUP $47.16$51.912026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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FAST Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
35.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +8.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
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FAST Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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What is FAST's 12-month stock price target?

Fastenal Company (FAST) carries a 12-month consensus base price target of $56.1 (+6.8% from $52.55), with a bull-case target of $66.2 and a bear-case floor of $43.09.

Is FAST stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now?

Roarable's 5-Pillar RQD Quant Engine rates FAST B (Buy — BUY) with an RQD Confidence score of 73/100.