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After finishing at $76.71 in the prior trading day, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (NYSE: MSM) closed at $76.26, down -0.59%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. MSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $76.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.94.
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 144.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.69. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
On June 17, 2024, Loop Capital Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $80.
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 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 4261592064 and an Enterprise Value of 4839796224. As of this moment, MSC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.83. 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 3.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.267 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.94.
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 -7.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.56%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 634.29K shares per day over the past 3-months and 631060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 55.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.72M. Insiders hold about 21.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.06% stake in the company. Shares short for MSM as of 1732838400 were 3647477 with a Short Ratio of 5.64, compared to 1730332800 on 2782089. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3647477 and a Short% of Float of 9.2700005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MSM’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.34, compared to 3.34 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04354061The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.75.
