MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $82.90 +1.22 (+1.49%) Closing price 06/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$82.90 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 06/10/2025 07:27 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MSC Industrial Direct Short Interest DataMSC Industrial Direct (MSM) has a short interest of 2.95 million shares, representing 6.49% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.67% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 633,512 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,950,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,000,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.67%Dollar Volume Sold Short$235.47 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares55,722,000 sharesFloat Size45,440,000 sharesShort Percent of Float6.49%Today's Trading Volume290,212 sharesAverage Trading Volume633,512 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average46% Short Selling MSC Industrial Direct? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for MSC Industrial Direct and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMSM Short Interest Over TimeMSM Days to Cover Over TimeMSM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time MSC Industrial Direct Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20252,950,000 shares $235.47 million -1.7%6.5%5.1 $79.82 4/30/20253,000,000 shares $229.26 million -7.1%6.6%5.2 $76.42 4/15/20253,230,000 shares $249.04 million +1.6%7.5%5.4 $77.10 3/31/20253,180,000 shares $246.96 million +2.3%7.3%4.8 $77.66 3/15/20253,110,000 shares $239.96 million +3.3%7.2%4.9 $77.16 2/28/20253,010,000 shares $242.00 million -7.1%6.9%4.9 $80.40 2/15/20253,240,000 shares $263.78 million +5.5%7.5%5.3 $81.42 1/31/20253,070,000 shares $247.22 million -9.7%7.1%4.7 $80.53 1/15/20253,400,000 shares $272.27 million -0.3%7.8%4.7 $80.08 12/31/20243,410,000 shares $254.69 million -4.8%7.8%4.8 $74.69 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MSM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for MSC Industrial Direct and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/20243,580,000 shares $298.25 million -1.9%8.2%5.7 $83.31 11/30/20243,650,000 shares $313.46 million +6.4%8.3%5.6 $85.88 11/15/20243,430,000 shares $284.93 million +23.4%7.8%5.2 $83.07 10/31/20242,780,000 shares $219.81 million +12.6%6.4%4.4 $79.07 10/15/20242,470,000 shares $203.40 million +12.8%5.6%4.1 $82.35 9/30/20242,190,000 shares $188.47 million -4.4%5.0%3.7 $86.06 9/15/20242,290,000 shares $182.01 million +28.7%5.2%3.5 $79.48 8/31/20241,780,000 shares $146.39 million -7.3%4.1%2.6 $82.24 8/15/20241,920,000 shares $154.64 million -5.0%4.4%2.8 $80.54 7/31/20242,020,000 shares $179.66 million +66.9%4.6%2.9 $88.94 7/15/20241,210,000 shares $97.82 million -14.8%2.8%1.9 $80.84 6/30/20241,420,000 shares $112.62 million -28.3%3.2%2.4 $79.31 6/15/20241,980,000 shares $150.16 million +4.2%4.5%3.6 $75.84 5/31/20241,900,000 shares $163.17 million +29.3%4.3%4 $85.88 5/15/20241,470,000 shares $137.15 million +24.6%3.3%3.3 $93.30 4/30/20241,180,000 shares $107.66 million -25.3%2.7%2.6 $91.24 4/15/20241,580,000 shares $146.07 million -3.1%3.6%3.5 $92.45 3/31/20241,630,000 shares $158.18 million +7.2%3.7%3.3 $97.04 3/15/20241,520,000 shares $146.44 million +9.4%3.4%3.4 $96.34 2/29/20241,390,000 shares $140.29 million -4.1%3.1%3.3 $100.93 2/15/20241,450,000 shares $144.22 million +22.9%3.3%3.5 $99.46 1/31/20241,180,000 shares $116.48 million -3.3%2.7%2.8 $98.71 1/15/20241,220,000 shares $117.07 million -13.5%2.8%2.8 $95.96 12/31/20231,410,000 shares $142.78 million +3.7%3.2%3.2 $101.26 12/15/20231,360,000 shares $137.41 million +6.3%3.1%3.3 $101.04 11/30/20231,280,000 shares $124.70 million -22.4%2.9%3.1 $97.42 11/15/20231,650,000 shares $163.81 million -1.2%3.7%3.8 $99.28 10/31/20231,670,000 shares $158.27 million +5.0%3.7%3.9 $94.77 10/15/20231,590,000 shares $165.42 million -0.6%3.6%3.7 $104.04 9/30/20231,600,000 shares $157.04 million +8.1%4.6%4 $98.15Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Click here to find out more. 8/13/20211,300,000 shares $111.41 million -16.7%2.9%4 $85.70 7/30/20211,560,000 shares $139.11 million No Change3.4%4.5 $89.17 7/15/20211,560,000 shares $138.54 million +1.3%3.4%4.5 $88.81 6/30/20211,540,000 shares $138.18 million -3.1%3.4%4.3 $89.73 6/15/20211,590,000 shares $145.07 million +1.9%3.5%4.4 $91.24 5/28/20211,560,000 shares $147.26 million -14.8%3.4%4.1 $94.40 5/14/20211,830,000 shares $174.29 million -3.7%N/A4.5 $95.24 4/30/20211,900,000 shares $174.15 million +10.5%N/A4.6 $91.66 4/15/20211,720,000 shares $150.79 million -2.8%N/A3.9 $87.67 3/31/20211,770,000 shares $161.64 million -1.1%N/A4 $91.32 3/15/20211,790,000 shares $163.27 million -0.6%N/A4.1 $91.21 2/26/20211,800,000 shares $156.67 million +2.3%N/A4.5 $87.04 2/12/20211,760,000 shares $148.56 million +8.0%N/A4.4 $84.41 1/29/20211,630,000 shares $127.99 million +24.4%N/A3.8 $78.52 1/15/20211,310,000 shares $109.01 million +3.2%N/A2.9 $83.21 12/31/20201,270,000 shares $107.45 million +6.7%N/A3 $84.61 12/15/20201,190,000 shares $98.39 million -19.6%N/A2.9 $82.68 11/30/20201,480,000 shares $128.72 million -1.3%3.3%3.5 $86.97 11/15/20201,500,000 shares $122.75 million No Change3.4%3.3 $81.83 10/30/20201,500,000 shares $101.34 million -0.7%3.4%3.4 $67.56 10/15/20201,510,000 shares $99.04 million +2.0%3.4%3.8 $65.59 9/30/20201,480,000 shares $93.65 million -12.9%3.3%3.3 $63.28 9/15/20201,700,000 shares $109.21 million +11.8%3.8%3.4 $64.24 8/31/20201,520,000 shares $100.17 million +24.6%3.4%2.9 $65.90 8/14/20201,220,000 shares $82.78 million -2.4%2.8%2.3 $67.85 7/31/20201,250,000 shares $82.51 million +16.8%2.8%2.3 $66.01 7/15/20201,070,000 shares $70.05 million -1.8%2.4%1.9 $65.47 6/30/20201,090,000 shares $77.55 million -21.0%2.5%1.8 $71.15 6/15/20201,380,000 shares $96.32 million -24.6%3.1%2.4 $69.80 MSM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is MSC Industrial Direct's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of MSC Industrial Direct shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 2,950,000 shares of MSM short. 6.49% of MSC Industrial Direct's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MSC Industrial Direct's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for MSC Industrial Direct? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MSM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on MSC Industrial Direct's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting MSC Industrial Direct? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MSC Industrial Direct: Caption Management LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for MSC Industrial Direct? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.49% of MSC Industrial Direct's floating shares are currently sold short. Is MSC Industrial Direct's short interest increasing or decreasing? MSC Industrial Direct saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,950,000 shares, a drop of 1.7% from the previous total of 3,000,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is MSC Industrial Direct's float size? MSC Industrial Direct currently has issued a total of 55,722,000 shares. Some of MSC Industrial Direct's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. MSC Industrial Direct currently has a public float of 45,440,000 shares. How does MSC Industrial Direct's short interest compare to its competitors? 6.49% of MSC Industrial Direct's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to MSC Industrial Direct: Watsco, Inc. (6.59%), Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (3.21%), WESCO International, Inc. (2.91%), Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (2.81%), Air Lease Co. (2.99%), GATX Co. (2.83%), Rush Enterprises, Inc. (6.41%), H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (5.25%), DXP Enterprises, Inc. (3.29%), MRC Global Inc. (3.40%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MSC Industrial Direct stock? Short selling MSM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MSC Industrial Direct as its price is falling. MSM shares are trading up $1.22 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against MSC Industrial Direct? A short squeeze for MSC Industrial Direct occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MSM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is MSC Industrial Direct's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MSM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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