MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc

MSM

90.240USD

+0.760+0.85%

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MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

63 / 181

Overall Ranking

179 / 4546

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 24.40, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 47.94M shares, decreasing 16.49% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by PRFDX

Star Investor PRFDX holds 9.06K 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 9 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

87.675

Target Price

-3.14%

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 94 out of 181 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%.

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Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.26

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0

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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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Free cash flow

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The current valuation score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 6.42, ranking 128 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its current P/E ratio is 24.40, which is 6.80% below the recent high of 26.05 and 50.81% above the recent low of 12.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.42

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0

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Industry Ranking 63/181

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The current earnings forecast score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 6.00, ranking 144 out of 181 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

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Financial Forecasting

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Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

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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 7.22, ranking 57 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 94.72 and the support level at 84.69, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.83

Change

-1.61

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-26

The current institutional shareholding score of MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc is 7.00, ranking 83 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 85.91%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.60%. 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.

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Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.00

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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.

4.55M

+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%

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

1.61M

+58.93%

Boston Partners

1.76M

+2.12%

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.

1.73M

-0.09%

State Street Investment Management (US)

1.62M

-0.19%

First Trust Advisors L.P.

1.51M

-12.02%

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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 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The company's beta value is 0.78. 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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