DJ Fastenal Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Fastenal Co. $(FAST)$ slid 2.54% to $44.88 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,420.10 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.98% to 51,492.55.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Fastenal Co. closed 11.36% short of its 52-week high of $50.63, which the company reached on August 25th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 3.46% to $237.50, Home Depot Inc. $(HD)$ fell 2.85% to $327.48, and Lowe's Cos. $(LOW)$ fell 3.01% to $217.27.
Trading volume (6.3 M) remained 689,488 below its 50-day average volume of 7.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 17, 2026.
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June 17, 2026 16:50 ET (20:50 GMT)
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