Fastenal rises on Q3 profit beat
11/10/2024 12:37
** Shares of industrial supplies maker Fastenal FAST.O
rise 4.43% to $73 premarket
** Company posts Q3 adj. EPS of $0.52 vs analysts' average
estimate of $0.51 - LSEG data
** Q3 revenue up about 3.5% at $1.91 bln
** Three of 17 brokerages rate the stock "buy", 11 "hold"
and three "sell" or lower; median PT is $66 - LSEG data
** Up to last close, stock up 8% YTD
(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru)
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