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In the latest session, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (NYSE: MSM) closed at $86.16 down -3.15% from its previous closing price of $88.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. MSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $88.02 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $84.745.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 85.49 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.96. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 1.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 18 ’25 when JACOBSON MITCHELL bought 22,870 shares for $84.96 per share. The transaction valued at 1,943,037 led to the insider holds 2,328,192 shares of the business.
PELLER PHILIP bought 6,666 shares of MSM for $600,873 on Nov 13 ’25. The Director now owns 9,537 shares after completing the transaction at $90.14 per share. On Oct 30 ’25, another insider, JACOBSON MITCHELL, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 95,779 shares for $84.92 each. As a result, the insider paid 8,133,974 and bolstered with 2,219,295 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 4806879744 and an Enterprise Value of 5297750528. As of this moment, MSC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.99. 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 3.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.405 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.102.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSM is 0.84, which has changed by 0.016517282 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12607694 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 -1.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.47%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MSM has traded an average of 599.21K shares per day and 654170 over the past ten days. A total of 55.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.42M. Insiders hold about 18.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.08% stake in the company. Shares short for MSM as of 1763078400 were 3471255 with a Short Ratio of 5.79, compared to 1760486400 on 3138454. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3471255 and a Short% of Float of 8.72.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MSM is 3.42, from 3.42 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038444247. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.68. The current Payout Ratio is 95.34% for MSM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-12 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 performance of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSM) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 9.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.89, with high estimates of $0.94 and low estimates of $0.84.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.45 and $4.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.27. EPS for the following year is $4.87, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $5.16 and $4.5.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $964.94M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $967.5M to a low estimate of $961M. As of. The current estimate, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc’s year-ago sales were $928.48MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $955.27M. There is a high estimate of $966.06M 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 $4.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.9B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.97B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.77BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.24B and the low estimate is $4.1B.
