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MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc

MSM

95.560USD

+0.610+0.64%

Close 02/06, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

5.33BMarket Cap

26.05P/E TTM

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MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc

95.560

+0.610+0.64%

Overview Financials Analysis Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Financials

Analysis

Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 62 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 86.94.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.The company has been performing well in the stock market over the past month, which is supported by its strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

62 / 182

Overall Ranking

144 / 4521

Industry

Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours

Coverage Level

Very Low

Very High

Positive

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks

MSC Industrial Direct Co, Inc. is a distributor of a range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services. Its range of metalworking and MRO products includes cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components and electrical supplies. It offers saleable stock-keeping units through its e-commerce channels, including its Website https://www.mscdirect.com; its inventory management solutions; its brochures, and its customer care centers, customer fulfillment centers, regional inventory centers and warehouses. It offers advanced tools that integrate its solutions with customer purchasing platforms and workflows. This includes straightforward integrations, such as embedding customer inventory levels into searches on the Company’s Website.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 95.14%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 95.14%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 26.05, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 47.97M shares, decreasing 16.40% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by Invesco

Star Investor Invesco holds 356.92K shares of this stock.

Lower Market Activity

The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.33.

Analyst Rating

Based on 10 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

86.940

Target Price

-8.44%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 7.34, ranking 99 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 965.68M, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.01%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 11.11%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.34

Change

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Financials

7.26

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Quality of Earnings

7.67

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Operational Efficiency

7.21

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Growth Potential

7.29

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Shareholder Returns

7.25

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 6.42, ranking 129 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its current P/E ratio is 26.05, which is 0.00% below the recent high of 26.05 and 53.94% above the recent low of 12.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.42

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 62/182

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 6.20, ranking 142 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The average price target is 90.00, with a high of 98.00 and a low of 81.70.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.20

Change

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 10 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

88.450

Target Price

-5.87%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc

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Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 9.57, ranking 39 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 100.61 and the support level at 86.41, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.65

Change

-0.08

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(1)

Neutral(0)

Buy(3)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

2.491

Buy

RSI(14)

72.957

Buy

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

91.761

Overbought

ATR(14)

2.487

Low Volatility

CCI(14)

152.232

Buy

Williams %R

6.653

Overbought

TRIX(12,20)

0.216

Sell

StochRSI(14)

100.000

Overbought

Moving Average

Sell(0)

Neutral(0)

Buy(6)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

92.804

Buy

MA10

88.391

Buy

MA20

86.910

Buy

MA50

86.072

Buy

MA100

87.081

Buy

MA200

85.907

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 7.00, ranking 83 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 85.97%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.54%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 4.21M shares, representing 7.54% of shares outstanding, with 7.16% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Jacobson (Mitchell Lawrence)

8.34M

+0.77%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

4.55M

+0.63%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

4.44M

-0.73%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

2.68M

-28.34%

Gershwind (Erik)

2.15M

+0.50%

Boston Partners

1.76M

+2.12%

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.

1.73M

-0.09%

State Street Investment Management (US)

1.62M

-0.19%

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

1.61M

+58.93%

First Trust Advisors L.P.

1.51M

-12.02%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 8.28, ranking 33 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The company's beta value is 0.79. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.