The stock price of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (NYSE: MSM) has surged by 6.23 when compared to previous closing price of 85.02, but the company has seen a 9.86% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-07-01 that While the top- and bottom-line numbers for MSC Industrial (MSM) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended May 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Is It Worth Investing in MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (NYSE: MSM) Right Now?
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (NYSE: MSM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 23.78x compared to its average ratio. MSM has 36-month beta value of 0.86. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MSM is 45.44M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.49% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MSM on July 02, 2025 was 555.61K shares.
MSM’s Market Performance
MSM’s stock has seen a 9.86% increase for the week, with a 11.23% rise in the past month and a 16.29% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.20% for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 9.37% for MSM stock, with a simple moving average of 11.83% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MSM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MSM stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for MSM by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for MSM in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $89 based on the research report published on May 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MSM reach a price target of $95. The rating they have provided for MSM stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 16th, 2025.
Stephens gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to MSM, setting the target price at $85 in the report published on December 04th of the previous year.
MSM Trading at 12.69% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MSM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.54% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MSM starting from JACOBSON MITCHELL, who purchase 131,551 shares at the price of $69.73 back on Apr 07 ’25. After this action, JACOBSON MITCHELL now owns 1,924,083 shares of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc, valued at $9,172,671 using the latest closing price.
JACOBSON MITCHELL, the Director of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc, purchase 27,642 shares at $69.77 during a trade that took place back on Apr 08 ’25, which means that JACOBSON MITCHELL is holding 1,951,725 shares at $1,928,582 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MSM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 15.53, with 8.60 for asset returns.
Based on MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.69. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.43. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 451.03 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.92.
Conclusion
To put it simply, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSM) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
