Fastenal Co (FAST) Stock Quote & Options Analysis | Frenzy Capital
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Snapshot
$43.12
- 52-Week Range
- $38.97 – $50.63
- YTD
- +6.64%
- IV Rank (30D)
- 68.19
- Straddle Price
- $2.75
- P/C Vol Ratio
- 0.34
- Market Cap
- $50.1B
Info
- Industry (SIC)
- RETAIL-BUILDING MATERIALS, HARDWARE, GARDEN SUPPLY (5200)
- Exchange
- XNAS
- Market Cap
- $50.1B
Fastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers. Once a customer becomes large enough, Fastenal installs vending machines and its own personnel on-site. Today, these on-site locations exceed Fastenal's branch count and remain the firm's main focus for expansion. Fastenal acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for its industrial customers, offering value-added services along with …
Price History
Seasonality
| Month | Avg Return | Years of Data |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.48% | 6 |
| Feb | +0.58% | 6 |
| Mar | +3.62% | 6 |
| Apr | -2.19% | 6 |
| May | -1.41% | 6 |
| Jun | -0.88% | 5 |
| Jul | +5.86% | 5 |
| Aug | -1.19% | 5 |
| Sep | -2.99% | 5 |
| Oct | +2.58% | 5 |
| Nov | +3.12% | 5 |
| Dec | -0.84% | 5 |
Technical Indicators
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
Trend Indicators
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
Volume & Volatility
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $44.13
SMA 50: $45.05
SMA 200: $44.73
Current: $43.09
EMA 12: $43.79
EMA 26: $44.31
MACD: -0.5161 | Signal: -0.0397
BEARISH
ADX (14): 22.32
WEAK TREND
+DI: 14.56
−DI: 24.58
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 40.73
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 18.68
Stoch %D: 24.08
Williams %R: -93.39
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $45.41
BB Lower: $42.85
NEUTRAL
OBV: 132,711,814
Vol SMA 20: 6,205,147
Vol ROC: -77.26%
ATR: $0.98
True Range: $0.77
HV 20: 21.3%
HV 30: 29.4%
HV 60: 28.1%
Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated: 2026-05-21T16:20:12.422000
Date Range: 2024-05-22T00:00:00 – 2026-05-20T00:00:00
AI Analysis
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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.
News
Options Activity
- IV Rank (30D)
- 68.19
- IV Rank (7D)
- 68.19
- Avg IV
- 75.0%
- Straddle (30D)
- $2.75
- Straddle (7D)
- $2.75
- P/C Volume
- 0.34
Spread Scanner GPU
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)
RR25 and BF25 from the live options chain. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.
Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
Volatility Surface
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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
- Beta (1Y vs SPY)
- 0.66
- Correlation (SPY)
- 32.3%
- R²
- 0.10
- Ann. Volatility
- 24.7%
- SPY Volatility
- 12.1%
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-03-31
? 13F Guide
Diluted shares outstanding: 1,150,592,971 (as of 2026-03-31)
Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
30 filers$203.17M notional
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian | $59.42M | 29.25% | 2026-03-31 |
| 2 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian | $35.12M | 17.29% | 2026-03-31 |
| 3 | IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian | $17.44M | 8.58% | 2026-03-31 |
| 4 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian | $15.97M | 7.86% | 2026-03-31 |
| 5 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $10.63M | 5.23% | 2026-03-31 |
| 6 | PEAK6 LLC | $9.38M | 4.62% | 2026-03-31 |
| 7 | WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Custodian | $8.65M | 4.26% | 2025-09-30 |
| 8 | GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian | $8.20M | 4.04% | 2026-03-31 |
| 9 | Walleye Capital LLC | $6.95M | 3.42% | 2026-03-31 |
| 10 | Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | $5.84M | 2.87% | 2025-09-30 |
| 11 | Walleye Trading LLC | $4.79M | 2.36% | 2026-03-31 |
| 12 | Squarepoint Ops LLC | $3.76M | 1.85% | 2026-03-31 |
| 13 | CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | $3.19M | 1.57% | 2026-03-31 |
| 14 | SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC Custodian | $3.16M | 1.56% | 2026-03-31 |
| 15 | Alphadyne Asset Management LP | $2.23M | 1.10% | 2026-03-31 |
| 16 | BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS Custodian | $2.23M | 1.10% | 2026-03-31 |
| 17 | Twin Tree Management, LP | $1.92M | 0.94% | 2026-03-31 |
| 18 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $1.22M | 0.60% | 2026-03-31 |
| 19 | READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | $812.00K | 0.40% | 2026-03-31 |
| 20 | Volterra Technologies LP | $575.36K | 0.28% | 2026-03-31 |
| 21 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $454.72K | 0.22% | 2026-03-31 |
| 22 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Custodian | $371.20K | 0.18% | 2026-03-31 |
| 23 | CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | $301.60K | 0.15% | 2026-03-31 |
| 24 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $287.68K | 0.14% | 2026-03-31 |
| 25 | Capula Management Ltd | $106.72K | 0.05% | 2026-03-31 |
33 filers$272.27M notional
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITIGROUP INC Custodian | $116.00M | 42.60% | 2026-03-31 |
| 2 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian | $50.32M | 18.48% | 2026-03-31 |
| 3 | LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | $32.11M | 11.79% | 2026-03-31 |
| 4 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian | $19.54M | 7.18% | 2026-03-31 |
| 5 | BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS Custodian | $8.39M | 3.08% | 2026-03-31 |
| 6 | IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian | $7.80M | 2.86% | 2026-03-31 |
| 7 | Walleye Capital LLC | $5.43M | 2.00% | 2026-03-31 |
| 8 | WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Custodian | $4.98M | 1.83% | 2025-09-30 |
| 9 | Volterra Technologies LP | $4.32M | 1.58% | 2026-03-31 |
| 10 | Alphadyne Asset Management LP | $4.19M | 1.54% | 2026-03-31 |
| 11 | CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | $2.62M | 0.96% | 2026-03-31 |
| 12 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Custodian | $2.00M | 0.73% | 2026-03-31 |
| 13 | Walleye Trading LLC | $1.94M | 0.71% | 2026-03-31 |
| 14 | CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | $1.93M | 0.71% | 2026-03-31 |
| 15 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $1.71M | 0.63% | 2026-03-31 |
| 16 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian | $1.29M | 0.48% | 2026-03-31 |
| 17 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $960.48K | 0.35% | 2026-03-31 |
| 18 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $881.60K | 0.32% | 2026-03-31 |
| 19 | GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian | $839.84K | 0.31% | 2026-03-31 |
| 20 | CSS LLC/IL | $812.00K | 0.30% | 2026-03-31 |
| 21 | READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | $812.00K | 0.30% | 2026-03-31 |
| 22 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $733.12K | 0.27% | 2026-03-31 |
| 23 | TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $668.16K | 0.25% | 2026-03-31 |
| 24 | Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | $666.94K | 0.24% | 2025-09-30 |
| 25 | PEAK6 LLC | $389.76K | 0.14% | 2026-03-31 |
Fundamentals
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
Metrics
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.
| P/B Ratio | 12.5 |
| P/S Ratio | 5.9 |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.3 |
| ROE | 32.6% |
| Dividend Yield | 2.07% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.03 |