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Fastenal vs MSC Industrial Direct (FAST vs MSM)
The two stocks side by side, as of the latest close. Performance is rebased to 100 at the start of the window.
Over the past year Fastenal (FAST) returned +27.1% and MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) +30.7%; so far this year the figures are +32.0% and +34.7%.
Fastenal is the larger company by market value, about 9.6 times the size of MSC Industrial Direct.
On trailing earnings, FAST trades at 43.1 times and MSM at 28.4 times.
Revenue grew +13.5% at FAST and +6.4% at MSM over the last year.
FAST yields 1.89%. MSM yields 3.07%.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| FAST | MSM | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $52.99 | $113.27 |
| 1-day | +0.17% | +2.09% |
| YTD | +32.05% | +34.68% |
| 1 year | +27.14% | +30.68% |
| 3 years | +79.90% | +18.71% |
| Market cap | $60.8B | $6.3B |
| P/E | 43.1 | 28.4 |
| P/S | 6.70 | 1.58 |
| P/B | 14.65 | 4.44 |
| Revenue growth | +13.50% | +6.40% |
| EPS growth | +15.00% | +11.80% |
| Gross margin % | 44.6 | 40.9 |
| Net margin % | 15.6 | 5.6 |
| ROE % | 34.2 | 15.6 |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.33 |
| FCF yield % | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| Dividend yield % | 1.89 | 3.07 |
| Beta | 0.51 | 0.78 |
| RSI (14) | 59.2 | 38.2 |
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