DJ Fastenal Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Fastenal Co. $(FAST)$ rose 2.21% to $75.73 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.59% to 5,954.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.39% to 43,840.91.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Fastenal Co. closed 10.78% short of its 52-week high of $84.88, which the company reached on November 11th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. $(AMZN)$ rose 1.70% to $212.28, Home Depot Inc. $(HD)$ rose 1.62% to $396.60, and Lowe's Cos. $(LOW)$ rose 1.28% to $248.64.
Trading volume (4.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 28, 2025.
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