Fastenal Company Stock Beta

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USD 82.36 0.54 0.66%

Fastenal Company fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Fastenal's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Fastenal Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Fastenal's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Fastenal stock.

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Fastenal Company Company Beta Analysis

Fastenal's Beta is one of the most important measures of equity market volatility. Beta can be thought of as asset elasticity or sensitivity to market. In other words, it is a number that shows the relationship of an equity instrument to the financial market in which this instrument is traded. For example, if Beta of equity is 2, it is expected to significantly outperform market when the market is going up and significantly underperform when the market is going down. Similarly, Beta of 1 indicates that an asset and market will generate similar returns over time.

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Current Fastenal Beta

0.98

Most of Fastenal's fundamental indicators, such as Beta, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Fastenal Company is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Fastenal Beta Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Fastenal is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Fastenal Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Beta. Since Fastenal's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Fastenal's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Fastenal's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Accounts Payable	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Current Deferred Revenue	Short Long Term Debt	Long Term Debt Total	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.99	0.82	0.99	0.98	0.96	1.0	0.98	0.79	0.84	0.82	0.88	0.63	0.13	0.74	-0.75	0.86	-0.06	0.23	0.85	0.84	0.67
Total Stockholder Equity	0.99		0.74	1.0	0.98	0.9	0.99	0.97	0.78	0.88	0.78	0.86	0.54	0.13	0.7	-0.83	0.82	-0.03	0.16	0.83	0.83	0.69
Net Debt	0.82	0.74		0.75	0.77	0.95	0.8	0.82	0.7	0.52	0.76	0.79	0.87	0.03	0.75	-0.32	0.82	-0.13	0.46	0.73	0.72	0.51
Retained Earnings	0.99	1.0	0.75		0.99	0.91	0.99	0.98	0.78	0.88	0.78	0.86	0.56	0.09	0.69	-0.82	0.82	-0.03	0.18	0.84	0.84	0.69
Net Receivables	0.98	0.98	0.77	0.99		0.91	0.99	0.99	0.82	0.9	0.73	0.87	0.55	0.02	0.69	-0.77	0.87	0.0	0.18	0.89	0.9	0.75
Total Liab	0.96	0.9	0.95	0.91	0.91		0.94	0.94	0.77	0.69	0.84	0.87	0.79	0.11	0.79	-0.56	0.88	-0.12	0.38	0.82	0.81	0.6
Total Current Assets	1.0	0.99	0.8	0.99	0.99	0.94		0.99	0.8	0.86	0.8	0.87	0.61	0.09	0.72	-0.77	0.85	-0.02	0.24	0.86	0.86	0.7
Accounts Payable	0.98	0.97	0.82	0.98	0.99	0.94	0.99		0.82	0.86	0.75	0.88	0.61	0.03	0.72	-0.72	0.9	-0.03	0.24	0.9	0.9	0.73
Short Term Debt	0.79	0.78	0.7	0.78	0.82	0.77	0.8	0.82		0.79	0.53	0.81	0.3	0.0	0.48	-0.42	0.69	0.43	-0.14	0.94	0.9	0.82
Common Stock	0.84	0.88	0.52	0.88	0.9	0.69	0.86	0.86	0.79		0.55	0.73	0.24	0.01	0.47	-0.79	0.65	0.23	-0.12	0.85	0.86	0.88
Property Plant Equipment	0.82	0.78	0.76	0.78	0.73	0.84	0.8	0.75	0.53	0.55		0.84	0.7	0.31	0.74	-0.55	0.64	-0.23	0.39	0.57	0.58	0.5
Net Tangible Assets	0.88	0.86	0.79	0.86	0.87	0.87	0.87	0.88	0.81	0.73	0.84		0.53	0.13	0.75	-0.53	0.82	0.05	0.19	0.88	0.88	0.78
Long Term Debt	0.63	0.54	0.87	0.56	0.55	0.79	0.61	0.61	0.3	0.24	0.7	0.53		0.0	0.69	-0.26	0.66	-0.45	0.76	0.37	0.38	0.17
Capital Surpluse	0.13	0.13	0.03	0.09	0.02	0.11	0.09	0.03	0.0	0.01	0.31	0.13	0.0		0.43	-0.02	0.03	-0.17	-0.12	0.05	0.0	-0.03
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.74	0.7	0.75	0.69	0.69	0.79	0.72	0.72	0.48	0.47	0.74	0.75	0.69	0.43		-0.45	0.69	-0.27	0.39	0.63	0.62	0.42
Long Term Investments	-0.75	-0.83	-0.32	-0.82	-0.77	-0.56	-0.77	-0.72	-0.42	-0.79	-0.55	-0.53	-0.26	-0.02	-0.45		-0.48	0.13	-0.01	-0.48	-0.5	-0.45
Current Deferred Revenue	0.86	0.82	0.82	0.82	0.87	0.88	0.85	0.9	0.69	0.65	0.64	0.82	0.66	0.03	0.69	-0.48		-0.19	0.41	0.82	0.83	0.6
Short Long Term Debt	-0.06	-0.03	-0.13	-0.03	0.0	-0.12	-0.02	-0.03	0.43	0.23	-0.23	0.05	-0.45	-0.17	-0.27	0.13	-0.19		-0.49	0.27	0.23	0.37
Long Term Debt Total	0.23	0.16	0.46	0.18	0.18	0.38	0.24	0.24	-0.14	-0.12	0.39	0.19	0.76	-0.12	0.39	-0.01	0.41	-0.49		0.0	0.05	-0.16
Net Invested Capital	0.85	0.83	0.73	0.84	0.89	0.82	0.86	0.9	0.94	0.85	0.57	0.88	0.37	0.05	0.63	-0.48	0.82	0.27	0.0		0.99	0.88
Net Working Capital	0.84	0.83	0.72	0.84	0.9	0.81	0.86	0.9	0.9	0.86	0.58	0.88	0.38	0.0	0.62	-0.5	0.83	0.23	0.05	0.99		0.9
Capital Stock	0.67	0.69	0.51	0.69	0.75	0.6	0.7	0.73	0.82	0.88	0.5	0.78	0.17	-0.03	0.42	-0.45	0.6	0.37	-0.16	0.88	0.9

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In a nutshell, Beta is a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall volatility of the stock market. and is calculated based on very sound finance theory - Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM).However, since Beta is calculated based on historical price movements it may not predict how a firm's stock is going to perform in the future.

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Predict Fastenal

In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Fastenal Company has a Beta of 0.979. This is 28.54% lower than that of the Trading Companies & Distributors sector and 24.69% lower than that of the Industrials industry. The beta for all United States stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Fastenal Beta Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Fastenal's direct or indirect competition against its Beta to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Fastenal could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Fastenal by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Fastenal is currently under evaluation in beta category among its peers.

Fastenal ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Fastenal's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Fastenal's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Fastenal Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in Fastenal that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of Fastenal's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing Fastenal's value.

		Shares
Principal Financial Group Inc	2024-09-30	6.5 M
Northern Trust Corp	2024-09-30	6.4 M
Legal & General Group Plc	2024-06-30	5.9 M
Amvescap Plc.	2024-06-30	5.8 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	2024-06-30	5.5 M
Cantillon Capital Management Llc	2024-09-30	4.9 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc	2024-09-30	4.7 M
Envestnet Asset Management Inc	2024-06-30	4.7 M
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans	2024-09-30	4.5 M
Vanguard Group Inc	2024-09-30	71.7 M
Blackrock Inc	2024-06-30	46.4 M

Fastenal returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, Fastenal is expected to follow.

Fastenal Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.33
	Return On Asset	0.2
	Profit Margin	0.15 %
	Operating Margin	0.20 %
	Current Valuation	46.98 B
	Shares Outstanding	572.89 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.17 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	85.06 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	13.27 M
	Price To Earning	28.13 X
	Price To Book	12.99 X
	Price To Sales	6.27 X
	Revenue	7.35 B
	Gross Profit	3.22 B
	EBITDA	1.71 B
	Net Income	1.16 B
	Cash And Equivalents	231.5 M
	Cash Per Share	0.40 X
	Total Debt	535 M
	Debt To Equity	0.26 %
	Current Ratio	3.98 X
	Book Value Per Share	6.28 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	1.43 B
	Short Ratio	4.54 X
	Earnings Per Share	2.01 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	4.47 X
	Target Price	73.56
	Number Of Employees	20.89 K
	Beta	0.98
	Market Capitalization	46.77 B
	Total Asset	4.46 B
	Retained Earnings	3.36 B
	Working Capital	2.36 B
	Current Asset	1.66 B
	Current Liabilities	373.17 M
	Annual Yield	0.02 %
	Five Year Return	2.36 %
	Net Asset	4.46 B
	Last Dividend Paid	1.56

About Fastenal Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Fastenal Company's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Fastenal using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Fastenal Company based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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