Do Hedge Funds Love Fastenal Company (FAST)?
The fourth quarter was a rough one for most investors, as fears of a rising interest rate environment in the U.S, a trade war with China, and a more or less stagnant Europe, weighed...
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Fastenal Company (FAST): Wedgewood Capital Trims Stake But Still Happy With Business
In its Q2 investor letter, Wedgewood Capital said that it trimmed is stake in Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) because the company "hasn’t been able to generate better operating...
Fastenal Company (FAST): Wedgewood Capital Views Company as ‘High-Quality Growth Business’
Wedgewood Capital is bullish on Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST), a Minnesota-based firm engaged in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies.
Six Dividend Growth Stocks Raising Dividends Like Clockwork
There were several companies over the past week, which raised dividends to shareholders.
Is It Time To Get Out of Fastenal Company (FAST)?
Hedge funds are not perfect. They have their bad picks just like everyone else.
Today’s Trending Stocks: Southwest Airlines, Aaron’s, Wells Fargo, and More
The US stock market is trading significantly lower today, amid Alcoa reporting worse-than-expected results for the third quarter and long-term bond yields advancing on fears that...
10 Most Successful Hedge Fund Managers and Their Stock Picks
According to eVestments, investors withdrew around $25.2 billion from hedge fund vehicles in July.
Brian Bares’ Favorite Investment Reads and Favorite Stocks
In a recent interview, Brian Bares shared a list of reading materials he and his team employ in their analysis.
Here’s Why Alcoa Inc (AA) and 4 Other Stocks Are in the Red Today
It's the official start of earnings season today and though crude prices are modestly higher, pushing up several energy stocks this morning, five other stocks haven't proven to...
Why These 5 Stocks are Pushing the Market Up on Thursday
Wall Street is making up for some of its declines in 2016 today, with the three major indices all well above 0.5% in Thursday trading.
What Do Hedge Funds Think of Fastenal Company (FAST)?
Looking for high-potential stocks? Just follow the big players within the hedge fund industry. Why should you do so? Let’s take a brief look at what statistics have to say...
Why Steven Romick Is Staying Away From Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), W W Grainger Inc (GWW), and Fastenal Company (FAST)
Steven Romick, in his most recent letter to investors of First Pacific Advisors, accurately noted that “it’s not just what you do that can make you money over time, it is...
Shares Slump After Fastenal Company (FAST) Beats On Earnings, Misses On Revenue
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) surpassed Wall Streets’ earnings expectations for its second quarter with earnings per share of $0.48 on revenues of $997.83 million, although...
Fastenal Company (FAST)’s Q4 and FY2014 Earnings Results Conference Call Transcript
Over the past 47 years, Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) has grown from a small-town Fastenal shop, to a thriving regional business, to North America’s largest Fastenal distributor...
11 Insider Trades To Keep An Eye On
Insider buying activity has been shown to generate annual outperformance of about 7 percentage points, according to multiple empirical studies.
Is Fastenal a Good Stock to Buy? The Smart Money Thinks So
Is Fastenal a good stock to buy? Earlier this week, J Michael Ancius, Director at Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) filed a Form 4 at the U.S.
Fastenal Company (FAST), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP), First Solar, Inc. (FSLR): Thursday’s Three Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Ecolab Inc. (ECL), Fastenal Company (FAST), CSX Corporation (CSX): Other Reasons To Value Dividend Growth So Highly
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Fastenal Company (FAST): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?
Now, according to many investors, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, old financial tools of a forgotten age.
Should You Buy Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)?
In the eyes of many of your peers, hedge funds are seen as bloated, old investment vehicles of a forgotten age.
What Hedge Funds Think About Masco Corporation (MAS)
If you were to ask many market players, hedge funds are perceived as delayed, old financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
Fastenal Company (FAST), Alcoa Inc (AA): The Fool Looks Ahead
The first trading day of the week kicks off with Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) posting quarterly results. The aluminum giant has fallen out of favor with investors.
Fastenal Company (FAST) Earnings Aren’t Growing Fast Enough
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) is slated to release its quarterly report on Wednesday.
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD), Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), Fastenal Company (FAST): Ride the Resurgence of the Housing Market With These Stocks
The recovery of the housing market will help companies disproportionately, because some have weathered headwinds better than others.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Poised to Create Impressive Returns
The industrial distribution industry is highly fragmented, with the top 50 distributors representing about 30% of the roughly $140 billion North American market.
Nuts and Bolts Investing With Fastenal Company (FAST)
Do you think nuts, bolts and screws are boring? You won't after you see how much money Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) makes selling them to manufacturers, plumbers, electricians...
Do Hedge Funds and Insiders Love Fastenal Company (FAST)?
In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of metrics investors can use to track the equity markets.
Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK): Is it Time to Buy the Latest Tech Company to Warn?
There have been two major themes to the first quarter reporting season.
Intel Corporation (INTC), PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF): What I Bought and Sold This Quarter
I would rather forget last month. After nine months of gains, I hit a nasty double digit loss.
Fastenal Company (FAST): Don’t Miss Out On This FAST Growing Stock
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST)'s name no longer does the company justice, as the company has grown from a fastener distributor to a full-line industrial supplier.
Fastenal Company (FAST), MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM): Why Are These Industrial Stocks So Weak?
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into industrial stocks, Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) and MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM) delivered results that raised ...
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JKS), Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) & More: Five Reasons Not to Worry This Week
Seeing just 88,000 nonfarm payrolls added in March was a disappointment, but there was a reason that there was chatter earlier in the week indicating that the Fed may be able ...
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM): Fastenal Company (FAST) Earnings: An Early Look
Spring is finally here, and a new earnings season is right around the corner. On Wednesday, Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) will release its latest quarterly results.
General Motors Company (GM), Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV): Is the Manufacturing Sector Ready to Collapse?
The economy is still expanding, according to the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index, which came in at 51.3 for March, the fourth consecutive month of growth...
Here is What Hedge Funds Think About Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST)
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) was in 17 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. FAST shareholders have witnessed an increase in enthusiasm from smart money lately.
Outlining This Construction Play’s Growth Opportunities – Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK): Fastenal Company (FAST), MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM)
Buying the US housing recovery has been one of the most profitable trades over the last year, but what of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK)? With 54% of its revenues coming...
Davos Elites See Opportunity in Latin America and Africa: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Fastenal Company (FAST)
Davos is the location of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. It's supposedly where the world’s best and brightest share ideas.
A New Hot Business: Investing in Industrial Vending Machines – Fastenal Company (FAST), W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)
It's not chips and soda that maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) shops such as Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) and W.W. Grainger, Inc.
