Fastenal Company (FAST): Today's Featured Materials & Construction Laggard
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) pushed the Materials & Construction industry lower today making it today's featured Materials & Construction laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.3%. By the end of trading, Fastenal Company fell 61 cents (-1.4%) to $43.19 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 3.2 million shares of Fastenal Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $42.28-$43.34 after having opened the day at $42.74 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $43.80. Other companies within the Materials & Construction industry that declined today were:
China Advanced Construction Materials Group
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), down 3.5%,
Integrated Electrical Services
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), down 3.5%, and
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Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a wholesaler and retailer of industrial and construction supplies in the United States and internationally. Fastenal Company has a market cap of $13.35 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 32.7, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are no analysts that rate Fastenal Company a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and nine rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Fastenal Company as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value.
- You can view the full Fastenal Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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) being today's featured materials & construction industry leader.
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