On July 16, Fastenal rose 3.13% in regular trading, trading at $46.7/share, with turnover of $55.48 million, rebounding after two consecutive sessions of post-earnings declines.

On the news front, Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Fastenal to $52 from $48, maintaining its Equalweight rating. The upgrade signals confidence in the company's revenue growth momentum despite some margin headwinds. UBS also highlighted that Fastenal's Q2 average daily sales growth of 14.7% year over year, implying volume growth of approximately 12%, represents a positive read-through for the broader industrial sector.

For context, the stock had dropped roughly 5% on July 14 and another 3.1% on July 15 after reporting Q2 EPS of $0.33, in line with expectations, and revenue of $2.386 billion, which beat estimates. Investors had been concerned that pricing contribution to net sales narrowed from approximately 350 basis points in Q1 to 290 basis points in Q2, indicating diminishing pricing power. The Morgan Stanley target raise helped the stock find a floor after the sell-off.

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