Fastenal Company (FAST)

Fastenal Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts that cover Fastenal Company stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $46.13, which forecasts a -0.84% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $40 and the highest is $55.

Price Target: $46.13 (-0.84%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$40	$46.13	$45	$55
Change	-14.02%	-0.84%	-3.27%	+18.23%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Fastenal Company stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	1	0	0	1	1	1
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	7	8	8	6	6	5
Sell	0	0	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	10	11	10	10	9

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Guy Hardwick Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $44 → $43	Hold	Maintains	$44 → $43	-7.57%	Jan 21, 2026
Stephen Volkmann Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $45 → $52	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$45 → $52	+11.78%	Dec 15, 2025
Guy Hardwick Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $45 → $44	Hold	Maintains	$45 → $44	-5.42%	Nov 13, 2025
Ryan Cooke Wolfe Research	Wolfe Research	Hold → Sell Downgrades $43	Hold → Sell	Downgrades	$43	-7.57%	Nov 13, 2025
Guy Hardwick Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $49 → $45	Hold	Maintains	$49 → $45	-3.27%	Oct 14, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.16B

Increased by 11.64%

from 8.20B

Revenue Next Year

9.90B

Increased by 8.15%

from 9.16B

EPS This Year

1.24

Increased by 13.72%

from 1.09

EPS Next Year

1.36

Increased by 9.34%

from 1.24

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	6.01B	6.98B	7.35B	7.55B	8.20B	9.16B	9.90B
Revenue Growth	6.44%	16.13%	5.24%	2.71%	8.67%	11.64%	8.15%
EPS	0.80	0.94	1.01	1.00	1.09	1.24	1.36
EPS Growth	7.38%	18.13%	6.88%	-0.99%	9.00%	13.72%	9.34%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	37.53	34.32
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	21

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.6B	10.5B
Avg	9.2B	9.9B
Low	8.6B	9.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	16.8%	14.4%
Avg	11.6%	8.1%
Low	4.7%	0.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	1.33	1.45
Avg	1.24	1.36
Low	1.13	1.21

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	22.3%	16.9%
Avg	13.7%	9.3%
Low	3.4%	-2.8%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.