MSC Industrial Direct - MSM Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MSC Industrial Direct in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" MSM shares.
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4 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for MSC Industrial Direct's shares. Their MSM share price forecasts range from $84.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $93.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price.
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MSC Industrial Direct's stock was trading at $81.70 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, MSM shares have increased by 0.2% and is now trading at $81.84.
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MSC Industrial Direct saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,240,000 shares, an increase of 76.3% from the December 31st total of 703,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 341,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 2.7% of the company's stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 29th 2023.
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE:MSM) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.02. The industrial products company had revenue of $957.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $948.17 million. MSC Industrial Direct had a net margin of 9.34% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.97%.

MSC Industrial Direct announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.79 per share on Tuesday, January 24th. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.86%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 9th.
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MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.86%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 49.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MSM will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.55% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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274 employees have rated MSC Industrial Direct Chief Executive Officer Erik Gershwind on Glassdoor.com. Erik Gershwind has an approval rating of 70% among the company's employees.

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MSC Industrial Direct trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MSM."

MSC Industrial Direct's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.71%), Yacktman Asset Management LP (0.53%), Professional Advisory Services Inc. (0.40%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.20%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.18%) and Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles Bonomo, Douglas E Jones, Douglas E Jones, Edward F Martin, Jr, Elizabeth Bledsoe, Erik Gershwind, Gregory Polli, Kari D Heerdt, Kimberly Shacklett, Louise K Goeser, Mitchell Jacobson, Philip Peller, Steve Armstrong and Steven N Baruch.
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One share of MSM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $81.84.

MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) has a market capitalization of $4.57 billion and generates $3.69 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $339.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.34 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,994 workers across the globe.

MSC Industrial Direct's mailing address is 75 MAXESS ROAD, MELVILLE NY, 11747. The official website for the company is www.mscdirect.com. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at (516) 812-2000, via email at cust_service@mscdirect.com, or via fax at 516-349-7096.