Does the media prefer MSM or FAST?

In the previous week, Fastenal had 8 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Fastenal and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Fastenal's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Fastenal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MSC Industrial Direct 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fastenal 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to LECO or MSM?

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 2 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Electric 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive MSC Industrial Direct 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media prefer MSM or DCI?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 18 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Donaldson and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MSC Industrial Direct 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Donaldson 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor DOV or MSM?

In the previous week, Dover had 1 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dover and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dover 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MSC Industrial Direct 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

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MSM vs. FAST, LECO, AIT, DCI, and DOV

Should you buy MSC Industrial Direct stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares MSC Industrial Direct with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with MSC Industrial Direct include Fastenal (FAST), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Donaldson (DCI), and Dover (DOV).

How does MSC Industrial Direct compare to Fastenal?

MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) and Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) are both trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

MSC Industrial Direct pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. MSC Industrial Direct pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fastenal pays out 84.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MSC Industrial Direct has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Fastenal has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Fastenal has a net margin of 15.39% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 5.42%. Fastenal's return on equity of 33.25% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSC Industrial Direct	5.42%	16.06%	9.01%
Fastenal	15.39%	33.25%	25.49%

Fastenal has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Industrial Direct. MSC Industrial Direct is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fastenal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSC Industrial Direct	$3.77B	1.71	$199.33M	$3.72	31.04
Fastenal	$8.20B	6.55	$1.26B	$1.14	41.04

MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fastenal has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

MSC Industrial Direct presently has a consensus price target of $94.71, suggesting a potential downside of 17.98%. Fastenal has a consensus price target of $49.85, suggesting a potential upside of 6.53%. Given Fastenal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fastenal is more favorable than MSC Industrial Direct.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Fastenal	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

In the previous week, Fastenal had 8 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Fastenal and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Fastenal's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Fastenal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fastenal	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Fastenal shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Fastenal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fastenal beats MSC Industrial Direct on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSC Industrial Direct compare to Lincoln Electric?

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus price target of $296.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.92%. MSC Industrial Direct has a consensus price target of $94.71, suggesting a potential downside of 17.98%. Given Lincoln Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than MSC Industrial Direct.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lincoln Electric	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.38% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 5.42%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lincoln Electric	12.38%	39.33%	14.93%
MSC Industrial Direct	5.42%	16.06%	9.01%

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. MSC Industrial Direct pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSC Industrial Direct pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and MSC Industrial Direct has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Industrial Direct. Lincoln Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSC Industrial Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lincoln Electric	$4.23B	3.39	$520.53M	$9.69	27.05
MSC Industrial Direct	$3.77B	1.71	$199.33M	$3.72	31.04

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 2 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lincoln Electric	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Lincoln Electric beats MSC Industrial Direct on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSC Industrial Direct compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. MSC Industrial Direct pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSC Industrial Direct pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and MSC Industrial Direct has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.34% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 5.42%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.64% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Industrial Technologies	8.34%	21.64%	12.91%
MSC Industrial Direct	5.42%	16.06%	9.01%

Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Industrial Direct. Applied Industrial Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSC Industrial Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Industrial Technologies	$4.56B	2.56	$392.99M	$10.59	29.79
MSC Industrial Direct	$3.77B	1.71	$199.33M	$3.72	31.04

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Applied Industrial Technologies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $313.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.58%. MSC Industrial Direct has a consensus target price of $94.71, suggesting a potential downside of 17.98%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than MSC Industrial Direct.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Industrial Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Summary

Applied Industrial Technologies beats MSC Industrial Direct on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSC Industrial Direct compare to Donaldson?

MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) and Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

MSC Industrial Direct presently has a consensus target price of $94.71, suggesting a potential downside of 17.98%. Donaldson has a consensus target price of $97.83, suggesting a potential upside of 16.86%. Given Donaldson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than MSC Industrial Direct.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Donaldson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Donaldson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

MSC Industrial Direct pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. MSC Industrial Direct pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Donaldson pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSC Industrial Direct has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years.

Donaldson has a net margin of 11.52% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 5.42%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.17% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSC Industrial Direct	5.42%	16.06%	9.01%
Donaldson	11.52%	29.17%	14.98%

Donaldson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MSC Industrial Direct. Donaldson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSC Industrial Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSC Industrial Direct	$3.77B	1.71	$199.33M	$3.72	31.04
Donaldson	$3.69B	2.63	$367M	$3.72	22.50

In the previous week, Donaldson had 18 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Donaldson and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Donaldson	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Donaldson beats MSC Industrial Direct on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSC Industrial Direct compare to Dover?

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. MSC Industrial Direct pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSC Industrial Direct pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and MSC Industrial Direct has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $238.79, indicating a potential upside of 11.10%. MSC Industrial Direct has a consensus price target of $94.71, indicating a potential downside of 17.98%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than MSC Industrial Direct.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Industrial Direct. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSC Industrial Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dover	$8.09B	3.58	$1.09B	$8.02	26.80
MSC Industrial Direct	$3.77B	1.71	$199.33M	$3.72	31.04

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 5.42%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%
MSC Industrial Direct	5.42%	16.06%	9.01%

Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Dover had 1 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dover and 2 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.42 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MSC Industrial Direct	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Dover beats MSC Industrial Direct on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MSM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

MSM vs. The Competition

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Metric	MSC Industrial Direct	Industrial Services Industry	Industrials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$6.53B	$22.00B	$9.54B	$23.37B
Dividend Yield	2.97%	6.15%	3.53%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	31.04	22.18	24.60	27.56
Price / Sales	1.71	2.30	5,041.20	22.10
Price / Cash	21.58	13.70	28.07	24.41
Price / Book	4.61	3.46	4.88	4.63
Net Income	$199.33M	$712.91M	$794.09M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	5.49%	-4.79%	-1.41%	-1.64%
1 Month Performance	12.14%	-3.31%	1.08%	-0.77%
1 Year Performance	43.66%	5.86%	27.47%	22.61%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MSM MSC Industrial Direct	1.8464 of 5 stars	$115.48 -1.3%	$94.71 -18.0%	+45.3%	$6.53B	$3.77B	31.04	7,284	Analyst Forecast
FAST Fastenal	3.309 of 5 stars	$43.94 flat	$49.77 +13.3%	+15.4%	$50.44B	$8.20B	38.54	24,489	Analyst Forecast
LECO Lincoln Electric	4.5019 of 5 stars	$263.43 flat	$296.00 +12.4%	+35.0%	$14.43B	$4.35B	27.19	12,000	Positive News
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies	3.5229 of 5 stars	$307.39 +0.1%	$313.67 +2.0%	+37.0%	$11.36B	$4.84B	29.03	6,800	Positive News
DCI Donaldson	4.5798 of 5 stars	$83.73 +0.1%	$100.20 +19.7%	+21.1%	$9.70B	$3.69B	26.17	15,000	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Upgrade

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Which has more risk & volatility, AIT or MSM?

Do analysts recommend AIT or MSM?

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Do analysts recommend MSM or DCI?

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Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MSM or DCI?

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Is MSM or DCI more profitable?

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Does the media prefer MSM or DCI?

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Do analysts recommend DOV or MSM?

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Is DOV or MSM more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, DOV or MSM?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DOV or MSM?

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