A share price of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [MSM] is currently trading at $86.62, down -0.49%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The MSM shares have lost -0.51% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.10%, and not 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.
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $68.10 and $92.68. 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 $86.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.75% based on the average MSM price forecast.
Analyzing the MSM fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE:MSM] were 3.74B which represents -0.84% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.17. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.42.
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 85.93 points at the first support level, and at 85.24 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 87.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.50.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE:MSM] is 1.92. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.91, and the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.29, the price to book ratio is 3.53 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.43.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Shacklett Kimberly, SVP, Sales & Customer Success, that happened on Jul 10 ’25 when 2130.0 shares were sold. Officer, KIMBERLY A SHACKLETT completed a deal on Jul 10 ’25 to buy 2130.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Sales & Customer Success Shacklett Kimberly sold 2129.0 shares on Jul 09 ’25.
