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In the latest session, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (NYSE: MSM) closed at $74.45 down -2.26% from its previous closing price of $76.17. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. MSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $76.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.32.
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 72.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wolfe Research on January 16, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $95.
On December 04, 2024, Stephens Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $85.
Loop Capital Downgraded its Buy to Hold on June 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $80.
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 13 ’24 when PELLER PHILIP sold 900 shares for $89.07 per share. The transaction valued at 80,164 led to the insider holds 4,044 shares of the business.
THE PHILIP R PELLER REVOCABLE bought 900 shares of MSM for $80,164 on Nov 13 ’24. On Nov 11 ’24, another insider, GERSHWIND ERIK, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $90.36 each. As a result, the insider received 4,518,000 and left with 1,402,849 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 4158709760 and an Enterprise Value of 4685520384. As of this moment, MSC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.235 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.166.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSM is 0.87, which has changed by -0.22721612 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSM has reached a high of $100.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $72.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.94%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MSM has traded an average of 627.52K shares per day and 532250 over the past ten days. A total of 55.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.43M. Insiders hold about 22.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.70% stake in the company. Shares short for MSM as of 1740700800 were 3009625 with a Short Ratio of 4.80, compared to 1738281600 on 3073033. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3009625 and a Short% of Float of 7.539999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MSM is 3.36, from 3.36 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.044111855The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.75. The current Payout Ratio is 72.46% for MSM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1736899200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-05-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
