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In the latest session, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (NYSE: MSM) closed at $88.92 down -2.14% from its previous closing price of $90.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.48 million shares were traded. MSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $91.195 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $88.81.
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 69.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.78. 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 January 16, 2025, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $95.
Stephens Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on December 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $85.
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 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 4950689792 and an Enterprise Value of 5463440384. As of this moment, MSC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.459 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.403.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSM is 0.93, which has changed by 0.030837059 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 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 0.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.92%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MSM has traded an average of 598.04K shares per day and 507020 over the past ten days. A total of 55.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.33M. Insiders hold about 18.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.78% stake in the company. Shares short for MSM as of 1756425600 were 2818218 with a Short Ratio of 4.71, compared to 1753920000 on 2707798. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2818218 and a Short% of Float of 7.1.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MSM is 3.40, from 3.4 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03742021. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.7. The current Payout Ratio is 72.46% for MSM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-05-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSM) is the result of assessments by 11.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.95, with high estimates of $1.02 and low estimates of $0.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.75 and $3.64 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.68. EPS for the following year is $4.13, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $4.46 and $3.85.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $964.03M this 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 $954.82M. 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.
