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Fastenal Co has a consensus price target of $57.27 based on the ratings of 16 analysts. The high is $88 issued by UBS on November 13, 2024. The low is $38 issued by Bernstein on November 12, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, Baird, and Barclays on March 6, 2026, March 6, 2026, and January 21, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $46.33 between Barclays, Baird, and Barclays, there's an implied 0.58% upside for Fastenal Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) was reported by Barclays on March 6, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $44.00 expecting FAST to fall to within 12 months (a possible -4.48% downside). 20 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) was provided by Barclays, and Fastenal maintained their equal-weight rating.
The last upgrade for Fastenal Co happened on December 15, 2025 when Jefferies raised their price target to $52. Jefferies previously had a hold for Fastenal Co.
The last downgrade for Fastenal Co happened on November 13, 2025 when Wolfe Research changed their price target from N/A to $43 for Fastenal Co.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Fastenal, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Fastenal was filed on March 6, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 6, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Fastenal (FAST) rating was a maintained with a price target of $43.00 to $44.00. The current price Fastenal (FAST) is trading at is $46.07, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.