Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold30 ratings
Bullish1136.7%
Neutral1756.7%
Bearish26.6%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
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Fastenal Company (FAST) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$47.78Current
$42Low
$54.37Average
$86High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Underperform | Peer Perform | Downgrade | Nov 13, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 8, 2025 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 21, 2025 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 15, 2022 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 14, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 14, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Underperform | Market Perform | Downgrade | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 27, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 21, 2020 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 21, 2020 |
| KeyBanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Feb 12, 2019 | |
| Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 19, 2017 |
| Avondale Partners | Market Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jan 12, 2017 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Northcoast Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Cleveland Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 12, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $47.78. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $52 | $45.36 | +8.8% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | William Blunt | $55 | $46.49 | +15.1% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $46.13 | -1.6% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $47.11 | +0.5% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $48.6 | -1.6% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $46.1 | -3.7% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Guy Hardwick | $46 | $44.73 | -3.7% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $45.8 | -12.1% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $50 | $45.8 | +4.6% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $47.16 | +0.5% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Chris Snyder | $45 | $47.75 | -5.8% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $51 | $47.87 | +6.7% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Amit Mehrotra | $46 | $44.11 | -3.7% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $42.62 | -10.0% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $52 | $42 | +8.8% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $42.33 | -5.8% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $47.45 | +2.6% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Chris Snyder | $40 | $43.13 | -16.3% | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $76 | $77.16 | +59.1% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Chris Dankert | $72 | $76.82 | +50.7% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Brian Butler | $86 | $76.82 | +80.0% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $80 | $76.82 | +67.4% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Stephens | Tommy Moll | $75 | $76.82 | +57.0% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Stephens | Tommy Moll | $56 | $70.55 | +17.2% | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $72 | $65.18 | +50.7% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $74 | $63.88 | +54.9% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $67 | $64.76 | +40.2% | May 29, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Chris Dankert | $66 | $70.45 | +38.1% | Apr 15, 2024 |
| HSBC | Wesley Brooks | $64 | $70.45 | +33.9% | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Nigel Coe | $62 | $69.97 | +29.8% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $71 | $69.88 | +48.6% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| HSBC | Wesley Brooks | $59 | $75.9 | +23.5% | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $57 | $55.85 | +19.3% | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $50 | $52.56 | +4.6% | Apr 13, 2023 |
| UBS | Chris Snyder | $50 | $48.3 | +4.6% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $48 | $47.32 | +0.5% | Jul 14, 2022 |
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