FAST

-2.8%🟢 Fundamentally supported

Fastenal Co · Consumer Cyclical

$50.01Vol 3.73M · 3.7× normalMkt cap −$1.64Blive · 2026-10-14 ET

What happened

Move

-2.8%

Price

$50.01

Volume

3.73M

3.7× normal

Market cap

$57.38B

−$1.64B today

Why it moved

Earnings releasemedium confidence

Fastenal dips on heavier spending expectations, in-line Q3 results — finnhub-news
Fastenal’s (NASDAQ:FAST) Q3 2026: Beats On Revenue — finnhub-news

Possible catalyst: earnings release, 1.9pp below its sector, on 3.7× normal volume.

Verdict — was the move justified?

🟢 Fundamentally supported

Earnings release — direction and rough magnitude are consistent with the identified fundamental catalyst.

How unusual is this move

σ score

3.1σ

vs own 20d volatility

Percentile

94th

of 1277 daily moves

Avg daily move

±1.1%

own 5y average

vs sector

-1.9%

beyond sector median

Today’s move is among the largest 6% of FAST’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved -0.8% and the market -0.6%.

What happened after similar moves

92 similar down moves in FAST’s 5-year history:

After 5 days

+0.1%

51% higher

After 20 days

+1.7%

62% higher

Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.

Fundamental context

V 22G 56P 90H 95Q 89EW 35/65

Insider activity (90d): net selling $2.38M

Valuation context

P/E (TTM)

43.6

5y median 35.5

P/E percentile

94%

vs own 5y history

FCF yield

0.0%

Trading richer than 94% of its own historical valuation range.

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