NASDAQ: FAST · Industrial Distribution
Over the past week, Fastenal (FAST) drew 18 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 48% bullish but is deeply split: News runs 80% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 6 of 18 analysts rating FAST a buy.
There is little buzz around FAST this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 33% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 80%. 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 $48.53.
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 mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 15 points hotter than the 33% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 80% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 80-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Fastenal (FAST) buzz held subdued around 37.4 while the price drifted down 2.4% 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 6.6M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, FAST lost 3.0%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 29.8 and was variable, swinging between 16.5 and 42.5. 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 22 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 | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (6 / 7 / 5) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 48% |
| Avg price target | $48.53 |
| Most bullish source | News, 80% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 80 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 18 |
| Market cap | $56.49B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 41.0 · 35.8 |
| EPS · Beta | $1.20 · 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 hold signal with 58/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 48% 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 0 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 split on Fastenal (FAST), averaging 48% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 80% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 80-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 $48.53. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 48%.
Fastenal (FAST)'s cross-source average is mixed at 48% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 63% bullish, News reads 80% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 58/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Fastenal (FAST) at 48% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while news activity is rising. The hold signal carries 58/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 10 mentions (56% of total volume). X contributes 8 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 48% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. FAST's hold signal at 58/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 48% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans 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 Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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