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After finishing at $80.84 in the prior trading day, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE: MSM) closed at $77.79, down -3.77%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.05 million shares were traded. MSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.912.
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 168.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.06. 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:
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 17 ’24 when Shacklett Kimberly sold 4,885 shares for $84.60 per share. The transaction valued at 413,251 led to the insider holds 12,897 shares of the business.
JACOBSON MITCHELL sold 24,501 shares of MSM for $2,433,295 on Jan 31 ’24. The Director now owns 1,683,810 shares after completing the transaction at $99.31 per share. On Jan 29 ’24, another insider, JACOBSON MITCHELL, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 137,716 shares for $97.66 each. As a result, the insider received 13,448,876 and left with 1,708,311 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 4365808128 and an Enterprise Value of 4920383488. As of this moment, MSC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.57. 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 3.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.26 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.625.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MSM has reached a high of $104.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.18%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 574.44K shares per day over the past 3-months and 751320 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 46.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.94M. Insiders hold about 21.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.71% stake in the company. Shares short for MSM as of 1727654400 were 2187440 with a Short Ratio of 3.81, compared to 1724976000 on 1776063. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2187440 and a Short% of Float of 5.53.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MSM’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.32, compared to 3.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041068777The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.73.
