$37.01 -0.29 (-0.78%)
11/20/2009 4:00 PM

Fastenal Company (FAST)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company sells industrial and construction supplies in a wholesale and retail fashion.

Current Price $37.01 Mkt Cap $5.49B
Open $37.19 P/E Ratio 27.43
Prev. Close $37.30 Div. (Yield) 0.74 (2.00%)
Daily Range $36.70 - $37.45 Volume 818,480
52-Wk Range $25.87 - $41.67 Avg. Daily Vol. 1,627,000

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Top FAST Bull/Bear Pitches

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bftcfp (< 20)
Submitted February 10, 2009

good old midwest business mentality. do something good treat employees and customers well and dont overpay your leaders

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huddaman (97.13)
Submitted December 09, 2008

If this company does not drop and get cheaper, I will be really puzzled.But lets face it, they do sell nuts, screws and bolts. And from where I come, things that require these parts produce many things whose consumptions can be cut down with the… More

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Member Avatar IRABound (65.67) Submitted: 10/19/2009 10:07:44 PM : Underperform Start Price: $38.63 FAST Score: +3.72

FAST's management didn't appropriately manage this company for an event like we had. I'm a bit skeptical of management that doesn't CYA when the going gets rough with the economy.

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Member Avatar BoringTortoise (36.96) Submitted: 10/18/2009 4:50:19 PM : Outperform Start Price: $39.02 FAST Score: -5.48

This account tracks the less exciting stocks from my watch list - companies that are easy to understand with clean balance sheets and good track records in relatively straight-forward industries.

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Member Avatar 00100 (96.48) Submitted: 10/9/2009 12:41:57 PM : Outperform Start Price: $38.74 FAST Score: -7.00

Upthumb. Good cash flow. Good payout. Company recently stated that it will continue paying it. 14% 5 year sales growth rate. Flush with cash. No debt. Twice the margins of peers. Very good balance sheet and cash flow.

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Score Leader

Morningstar5Star

Morningstar5Star (94.31) Score: +49.20

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in FAST.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
dymaxian 94.99 3/6/2007 Outperform 5Y $32.55 +13.72% -16.91% +30.63
Josh888 72.75 3/30/2007 Outperform 3Y $33.14 +11.68% -18.67% +30.35
tommycai 33.78 3/5/2007 Outperform 1Y $32.39 +14.25% -15.79% +30.04
1Nf1DeL < 20 1/17/2008 Outperform 5Y $32.39 +14.25% -15.63% +29.89
CubsBearsBulls43 98.67 3/28/2007 Outperform 1Y $33.36 +10.94% -18.61% +29.55 1 Comment
fulanito06 98.72 1/14/2008 Outperform 3Y $33.60 +10.16% -19.21% +29.37 1 Comment
FoolASC 46.56 3/28/2007 Outperform 5Y $33.45 +10.63% -18.67% +29.29
richardmayy 43.58 4/11/2007 Outperform NS $33.96 +8.97% -19.98% +28.95
lrgk9 78.69 1/11/2008 Outperform NS $33.69 +9.85% -19.03% +28.88
dmbeach 90.71 12/22/2006 Outperform 5Y $33.32 +11.08% -17.72% +28.80
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Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackFTNEquityCa < 20 1/21/2009 Underperform NS $31.97 +15.78% +35.91% +20.13
TrackRWBaird 81.68 7/14/2008 Outperform NS $45.22 -18.16% -9.95% -8.21
TrackBBTCapMkts 70.99 7/7/2008 Outperform NS $42.91 -13.75% -10.96% -2.79
TrackRonBaron < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $43.67 -15.26% -24.86% +9.60 1 Comment
TrackPatDorsey 71.52 6/15/2007 Outperform 5Y $40.40 -8.40% -24.74% +16.35
TrackPiperJaff 78.45 5/2/2007 Outperform NS $41.85 +15.31% -10.65% +25.96 4/14/2008 @ $48.25
TrackRWBaird 81.68 3/8/2007 Outperform NS $35.18 +13.01% +3.71% +9.31 11/13/2007 @ $39.76
TrackJimCramer 36.31 4/12/2006 Underperform 3W $43.53 -14.98% -9.11% +5.86

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