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In the latest session, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE: MSM) closed at $78.05 up 2.64% from its previous closing price of $76.04. In other words, the price has increased by $2.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. MSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.365 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.715.
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 168.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.94 and its Current Ratio is at 2.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
Robert W. Baird Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on May 29, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $112 to $95.
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 Jan 31 ’24 when JACOBSON MITCHELL sold 24,501 shares for $99.31 per share. The transaction valued at 2,433,295 led to the insider holds 1,683,810 shares of the business.
JACOBSON MITCHELL sold 137,716 shares of MSM for $13,448,876 on Jan 29 ’24. The Director now owns 1,708,311 shares after completing the transaction at $97.66 per share. On Jan 26 ’24, another insider, JACOBSON MITCHELL, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 18,746 shares for $97.63 each. As a result, the insider received 1,830,159 and left with 1,846,027 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 4380400128 and an Enterprise Value of 4934975488. As of this moment, MSC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.264 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.653.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSM is 0.85, which has changed by -0.19956928 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23951602 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSM has reached a high of $105.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.55%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MSM has traded an average of 593.70K shares per day and 872420 over the past ten days. A total of 46.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.97M. Insiders hold about 21.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.54% stake in the company. Shares short for MSM as of 1718323200 were 1977625 with a Short Ratio of 2.40, compared to 1715731200 on 1471475. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1977625 and a Short% of Float of 5.0.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MSM is 3.32, from 3.32 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04366123The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.73. The current Payout Ratio is 51.75% for MSM, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-07-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1720483200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-05-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
