FAST
Fastenal Company · Industrials · Industrial Distribution
ZACKSBuyTECHStrong Buy
R500#142 today
$50.75
+1.04% today · +0.63% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- FAST +1.04% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +0.3 pts of stock-specific move.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals. The news-reading agent will explain the move with timestamped sources, and say so when there is no clear catalyst.
Best time to own FAST in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Oct 10, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 | +9.8% | #175 |
| one week | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 | +14.7% | #229 |
| one month | Jan 2, 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 | +20.0% | #306 |
| 3 months | May 22, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | +24.3% | #361 |
| 6 months | Feb 27, 2025 | Aug 27, 2025 | +36.9% | #277 |
| one year | Oct 2, 2024 | Aug 22, 2025 | +44.2% | #253 |
Rank #229 for one week means 228 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+1.0% | +0.6% | +5.9% | +5.0% | +10.8% | +7.6% |
| Best one single day Oct 10, 2024 |
-0.9% | -1.0% | +1.9% | +10.8% | -5.3% | +29.1% |
| Best one week Apr 8, 2025 |
-1.3% | -8.3% | -11.0% | -1.8% | +2.6% | -4.1% |
| Best one month Jan 2, 2026 |
+0.8% | -2.7% | -0.1% | -15.6% | -4.3% | +16.2% |
| Best 3 months May 22, 2025 |
0.0% | -0.5% | +0.5% | +9.5% | -0.9% | +24.9% |
| Best 6 months Feb 27, 2025 |
+0.3% | -1.4% | -2.3% | -11.0% | +10.7% | +3.6% |
| Best one year Oct 2, 2024 |
+0.4% | +0.9% | +4.5% | +14.4% | -5.4% | +35.7% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.