Fastenal Stock News

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WINONA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) ('Fastenal', the 'Company', 'we', 'our', or 'us') announced today that its board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock to be effected through an amendment to the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the 'Amendment'). The Amendment will also effect a proportionate increase ...

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Fastenal's shift from branch closures to expansion, creates strong growth outlook. Investments in FASTCrib and digital services enhance customer retention, increase margins, and expand Fastenal's TAM. Secular tailwinds from end markets and increasing customer bases create a GDP+ growth.

Fastenal NASDAQ: FAST faces headwinds and hurdles like any business in 2025, but it navigates the situation better than most, driven by execution and technology. The company leaned into an FMI or Fastenal Managed Inventory footprint expansion in FQ1, compounded by improving client counts and penetration tied to execution and technology, to sustain growth in a tepid-growth environment.