Fastenal Company Stock Alpha and Beta Analysis

FAST Stock  USD 74.60  0.18  0.24%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Fastenal Company. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Fastenal over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Fastenal's alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Fastenal's market risk premium analysis include:
Beta
0.62
Alpha
(0.14)
Risk
1.05
Sharpe Ratio
(0.17)
Expected Return
(0.18)
Please note that although Fastenal alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., Dow Jones Industrial index.) So in this particular case, Fastenal did 0.14  worse than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of Fastenal Company stock's relative risk over its benchmark. Fastenal has a beta of 0.62  . As returns on the market increase, Fastenal's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding Fastenal is expected to be smaller as well. At this time, Fastenal's Book Value Per Share is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Tangible Book Value Per Share is likely to gain to 6.63 in 2025, whereas Enterprise Value Multiple is likely to drop 21.11 in 2025.

Enterprise Value

35.26 Billion

Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
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Fastenal Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Fastenal market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Fastenal long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Fastenal. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Fastenal's performance over market.
α-0.14   β0.62

Fastenal expected buy-and-hold returns

Although buy-and-hold investment strategy may not appeal to all investors, it may be used as a good measure of Fastenal's Buy-and-hold return. Our buy-and-hold chart shows how Fastenal performed over your current time horizon against a typical interest-earning bank account and a selected benchmark.

Fastenal Market Price Analysis

Market price analysis indicators help investors to evaluate how Fastenal stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Fastenal shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Fastenal stock market price indicators, traders can identify Fastenal position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Fastenal Return and Market Media

The median price of Fastenal for the period between Thu, Nov 28, 2024 and Wed, Feb 26, 2025 is 74.78 with a coefficient of variation of 4.82. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 3.67, arithmetic mean of 76.07, and mean deviation of 3.08. The Stock received substential amount of media coverage during this period.
 Price Growth (%)  
       Timeline  
1
Disposition of 3500 shares by Daniel Florness of Fastenal subject to Rule 16b-3
11/27/2024
2
Disposition of 5375 shares by Charles Miller of Fastenal at 83.9484 subject to Rule 16b-3
12/18/2024
3
Disposition of 45744 shares by Daniel Florness of Fastenal at 68.1413 subject to Rule 16b-3
12/19/2024
4
Fiduciary Financial Group LLC Has 257,000 Stock Holdings in Fastenal
01/16/2025
5
Fastenal Co Q4 Earnings EPS of 0.46 Misses Estimate, Revenue of 1,824. ...
01/17/2025
6
Disposition of 1000 shares by Ancius Michael J of Fastenal subject to Rule 16b-3
01/24/2025
7
Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Purchases 323 Shares of Fastenal
02/10/2025
8
Howard Bailey Securities LLC Cuts Holdings in Fastenal
02/13/2025
9
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC Boosts Holdings in Fastenal
02/14/2025
10
Provident Trust Co. Sells 31,503 Shares of Fastenal
02/18/2025
11
Jacobson Schmitt Advisors LLC Sells 4,525 Shares of Fastenal
02/20/2025

About Fastenal Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Fastenal or other stocks. Alpha measures the amount that position in Fastenal has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
 2022 2024 2025 (projected)
Dividend Yield0.02620.02170.0228
Price To Sales Ratio3.895.463.13

Fastenal Upcoming Company Events

As portrayed in its financial statements, the presentation of Fastenal's financial position is often influenced by management's estimates, judgments, and sometimes even manipulations. In the best case, Fastenal's leadership is honest, while the outside auditors are strict and uncompromising. Whatever the case, investors should always follow all of Fastenal's public filing events to personally review all filings and be reasonable and skeptical to interpret all of the financial statements of Fastenal. Please utilize our Beneish M Score to check the likelihood of Fastenal's management manipulating its earnings.
11th of April 2024
Upcoming Quarterly Report
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11th of July 2024
Next Financial Report
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31st of March 2024
Next Fiscal Quarter End
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16th of January 2025
Next Fiscal Year End
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31st of December 2023
Last Quarter Report
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31st of December 2023
Last Financial Announcement
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