MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [MSM] stock prices are down -1.18% to $81.99 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The MSM shares have gain 3.77% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.49%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE: MSM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 27, 2025, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $89 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on January 16, 2025, and set its price target to $95. On December 04, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight but maintained its price target of $85 on the stock. Loop Capital downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $80 on June 17, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Sector Weight. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 29, 2024, and downed its price target to $95. In a note dated October 09, 2023, Loop Capital upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $96 to $124.
The stock price of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [MSM] has been fluctuating between $68.10 and $90.81 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $89 within the next 12 months. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE: MSM] shares were valued at $81.99 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.55% based on the average MSM price forecast.
Analyzing the MSM fundamentals
The MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE:MSM] reported sales of 3.75B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -4.66%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.18. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.43.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 80.57 points at the first support level, and at 79.14 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 83.30, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 84.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE:MSM]’s Current Ratio is 1.92. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.88, while the Cash Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.22, the price to book ratio is 3.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.58.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved JACOBSON MITCHELL, Director, that happened on Apr 07 ’25 when 0.13 million shares were purchased. Director, JACOBSON MITCHELL completed a deal on Apr 08 ’25 to buy 27642.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director PELLER PHILIP sold 900.0 shares on Nov 13 ’24.
