MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [MSM] stock is trading at $86.42, up 1.92%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The MSM shares have gain 2.50% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.17%, 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 October 08, 2025, when Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on May 27, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $89. On January 16, 2025, Wolfe Research initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $95 on the stock. Stephens downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but stick to its price target of $85 on December 04, 2024. Loop Capital downgraded its rating to a Hold but $80 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 17, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Sector Weight for this stock on June 17, 2024. In a note dated May 29, 2024, Robert W. Baird downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $112 to $95.
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [MSM] stock has fluctuated between $68.10 and $94.31 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 $86.42 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.99% based on the average MSM price forecast.
Analyzing the MSM fundamentals
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE:MSM] reported sales of 3.77B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 2.72%. 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 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.39.
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 85.34 points at the first support level, and at 84.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 87.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.08.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.68. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.80, and the Cash Ratio is 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.28, the price to book ratio is 3.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved JACOBSON MITCHELL, Director, that happened on Oct 30 ’25 when 95779.0 shares were purchased. Director, JACOBSON MITCHELL completed a deal on Nov 03 ’25 to buy 51954.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director JACOBSON MITCHELL bought 34073.0 shares on Oct 31 ’25.
