FASTENAL COMPANY (NASDAQ: FAST)

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$42.40 1.19 (2.89%)
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KEY STATS
52-Week High Price
47.28
52-Week Low Price
25.87
Avg Volume (3 Mo.)
1.00 M
Market Cap
6.23 B
P/E Ratio (TTM)
33.9
Diluted EPS (TTM)
1.51
Shares
148.33 M
Dividend Rate ($) / (%)
0.80/1.90
95%
5%
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12 Mo. Price Change : 22% - FAST has underperformed the S&P 500 by 4%
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As of February 09, 2010 at 2:00 PM ET
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FAST RELATED HEADLINES
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Fastenal (FAST) Gets 5 Star Strong Buy Rating From S&P With Bullish Technicals
Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) closed yesterday at $42.15. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $25.87 and 52-week high of $47.28. Fastenal stock has been showing support around 41.71 and resistance in the 42.85 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives FAST a very positive 5 STAR (out of 5) strong buy rating. FAST appears on the Investors Observer Momentum Plays list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a May '10 40 covered call for a net debit in the $38.45 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has an 115 day duration, provides 8.78%...
At Market Intelligence Center 1/28/2010
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Fastenal Continues Hammering Along (FAST, SSD, HD, LOW)
Fastenal flies under many radars despite being a $7 billion company that operates over 2,300 retail stores throughout North America, Singapore and China.
at Investopedia Advisor 1/20/2010
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Fastenal Company Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings
Fastenal Company Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings
by GlobeNewswire 1/19/2010
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Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend
by GlobeNewswire 1/18/2010
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Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2009 Annual and Fourth Quarter Earnings
Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2009 Annual and Fourth Quarter Earnings
by GlobeNewswire 1/12/2010
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Fastenal (FAST) NewsBite - FAST Upgraded By Piper Jaffray
Fastenal (FAST) was upgraded today by analysts at Piper Jaffray and the stock is now at $45.05, up $2.15 (5.01%) on volume of 501,575 shares traded. The brokerage upped FAST to Overweight from Neutral. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $25.87 to a high of $42.95. Fastenal stock has been showing support around $41.33 and resistance...
At Market Intelligence Center 1/6/2010
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