Fastenal Company: Premium Valuation Means No Room For Error

  • Maintaining a Hold rating on Fastenal due to premium valuation—38.7x forward earnings leaves no margin of safety despite strong recent results. Self-help initiatives are driving sustained outperformance, with a turnaround in fasteners and accelerating national account wins supporting the growth thesis. Lingering macroeconomic weakness and a downward revision in FMI device guidance highlight real external headwinds that could limit near-term upside.