MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc

MSM

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MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

35 / 182

Overall Ranking

111 / 4490

Industry

Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

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Score Analysis

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MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc Highlights

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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 28.71, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 52.93M shares, decreasing 5.98% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund

Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 1.59K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

95.740

Target Price

-8.19%

Upside Space

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

The current financial score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 7.26, ranking 95 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 917.77M, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.92%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 8.06%.

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Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.26

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Financials

7.27

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Quality of Earnings

7.27

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Operational Efficiency

7.25

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Growth Potential

7.30

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Total revenue

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Shareholder Returns

7.22

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The current valuation score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 6.42, ranking 128 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its current P/E ratio is 28.71, which is 0.37% below the recent high of 28.82 and 58.20% above the recent low of 12.00.

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Industry at a Glance

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6.42

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Industry Ranking 35/182

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The current earnings forecast score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 6.00, ranking 146 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.

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Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.00

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0

Support & Resistance

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

The current price momentum score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 9.53, ranking 20 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 112.06 and the support level at 97.70, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.59

Change

-0.06

Support & Resistance

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Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-12

The current institutional shareholding score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 94.80%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 10.35%. The largest institutional shareholder is Richard Pzena, holding a total of 444.61K shares, representing 0.80% of shares outstanding, with 3.94% decrease in holdings.

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Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

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0

Institutional Shareholding

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Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Jacobson (Mitchell Lawrence)

8.34M

+0.77%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

4.64M

+1.99%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

2.83M

+5.57%

Gershwind (Erik)

2.22M

+3.22%

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

1.80M

+11.65%

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.

1.71M

-1.56%

Boston Partners

1.73M

-1.79%

State Street Investment Management (US)

1.61M

-0.64%

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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 0.82. 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.

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