Fastenal on Track for Record High and Largest Percent Increase Since October 1987 -- Data Talk

Fastenal Company (FAST) is currently at $36.12, up $5.11 or 16.46%

-- Would be new all-time high (Based on available data back to Aug. 20, 1987)

-- On pace for largest percent increase since Oct. 30, 1987, when it rose 18.6%

-- Earlier Friday, Fastenal Co. reported a third-quarter profit of $213.5 million, or 37 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting earnings of 35 cents a share

-- Sales rose to $1.38 billion from $1.28 billion a year earlier. Analysts had expected $1.37 billion of revenue in the quarter

-- Currently up three consecutive days; up 18.04% over this period

-- Best three day stretch since the three days ending Oct. 30, 2008, when it rose 24.95%

-- Up 10.58% month-to-date

-- Up 38.17% year-to-date; on pace for best year since 2011, when it rose 45.59%

-- Up 38.76% from 52 weeks ago (Oct. 12, 2018), when it closed at $26.04

-- Would be a new 52 week closing high

-- Up 48.48% from its 52 week closing low of $24.33 on Oct. 24, 2018

-- Traded as high as $36.51; new all-time intraday high (Based on available data back to Aug. 20, 1987)

-- Up 17.7% at today's intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since Jan. 13, 2000, when it rose as much as 21.43%

-- Best performer in the S&P 500 today

-- Best performer in the Nasdaq 100 today

-- Second most active stock in the Nasdaq 100 today

All data as of 11:08:44 AM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 11, 2019 11:28 ET (15:28 GMT)

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