Fastenal Company

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Fastenal Company is an American company based in Winona, Minnesota. Distributing goods used by other businesses, it has over 2,200 branches throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Europe along with 13 distribution centers. Fastenal resells industrial, safety, and construction supplies and offers services including inventory management, manufacturing, and tool repair. Fastenal refers to itself as an industrial supply company, and Reuters calls it an industrial distributor.

Fastenal Company has been a target of short sellers for a while. The current short interest of 3.02% is roughly at the average of the last 12 months (2.60%).