NASDAQ: FAST · Industrial Distribution
Over the past week, Fastenal (FAST) drew 18 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 16% bullish but is deeply split: X runs 40% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 6 of 18 analysts rating FAST a buy.
There is little buzz around FAST this week and some agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 33% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to X at 40%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 18 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 6 buy calls against 5 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $48.07.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 17 points above the crowd average of 16%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 40% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 40-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Fastenal (FAST) buzz held subdued around 23.2 while the price drifted up 12.8% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 8.2M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, FAST held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 24.2 and was relatively stable, swinging between 21.6 and 27.8. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (6 / 7 / 5) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 16% |
| Avg price target | $48.07 |
| Most bullish source | X, 40% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 40 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 18 |
| Market cap | $58.55B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 43.6 · 41.7 |
| EPS · Beta | $1.17 · 0.7 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $8.75B · 15% margin |
| Industry | Industrial Distribution |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Fastenal (FAST) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 16% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 18 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Fastenal (FAST) is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Fastenal (FAST), averaging 16% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 40% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 40-point spread. On the professional side, 6 of 18 analysts rate FAST a buy.
Of the 18 analysts covering Fastenal (FAST), 6 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 5 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $48.07. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 16% bullish.
Fastenal (FAST)'s cross-source average is bearish at 16% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. X reads 40% bullish, News reads 8% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Fastenal (FAST) at 16% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 12 mentions (67% of total volume). X contributes 5 mentions and Reddit contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bearish at 16% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. FAST's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 16% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The FAST sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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