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After finishing at $85.68 in the prior trading day, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (NYSE: MSM) closed at $85.82, up 0.16%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. MSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $86.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $85.25.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MSM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 66.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
On May 27, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $89.
On January 16, 2025, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $95.Wolfe Research initiated its Outperform rating on January 16, 2025, with a $95 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 10 ’25 when Shacklett Kimberly sold 2,130 shares for $92.00 per share. The transaction valued at 195,960 led to the insider holds 14,657 shares of the business.
KIMBERLY A SHACKLETT bought 2,130 shares of MSM for $193,191 on Jul 10 ’25. On Jul 09 ’25, another insider, Shacklett Kimberly, who serves as the SVP, Sales & Customer Success of the company, sold 2,129 shares for $90.60 each. As a result, the insider received 192,887 and left with 14,657 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MSM now has a Market Capitalization of 4778095104 and an Enterprise Value of 5290845184. As of this moment, MSC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.413 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.979.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSM is 0.99, which has changed by 0.04150486 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1443547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSM has reached a high of $94.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.45%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 488.30K shares per day over the past 3-months and 479930 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 55.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.33M. Insiders hold about 18.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.77% stake in the company. Shares short for MSM as of 1759190400 were 2884706 with a Short Ratio of 5.91, compared to 1756425600 on 2818218. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2884706 and a Short% of Float of 7.26.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MSM’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.4, compared to 3.40 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03968254. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.68. The current Payout Ratio is 72.46% for MSM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-05-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSM) is currently being evaluated by 11.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.94, with high estimates of $1.02 and low estimates of $0.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.75 and $3.62 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.68. EPS for the following year is $4.12, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $4.46 and $3.85.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $964.03M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $981M to a low estimate of $956M. As of. The current estimate, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc’s year-ago sales were $952.28MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $953.95M. There is a high estimate of $972.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $942M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MSM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.77B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.75B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.82BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.03B and the low estimate is $3.8B.
