Overview
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., based in the United States, operates as a prominent distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) products and services. The company serves a diverse customer base across several industries, including manufacturing, government, and healthcare. It provides more than 1.5 million products, leveraging a network of centralized fulfillment centers and branch offices. MSC Industrial Direct is pivotal in streamlining supply chains and enhancing operational efficiency for its clients through its inventory management solutions and extensive product lineup. Key projects often include major strategic acquisitions aimed at broadening its service capabilities and market reach, as well as continuous investment in e-commerce and digital transformation to optimize customer service and operational agility.
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Basic Stats
The share price of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $92.27 / share. This is an increase of 2.26% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $5,137.21 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 5,137.21 MM |
| EV | 5,600.04 MM |
| Shares Out. | 55.68 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.56 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.68 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-07-09 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.26 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.65 MM |
| Short Interest | 2.74 MM |
| Short Float | 6.01 % |
| Days to Cover | 6.03 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 19.16 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.29 |
| Beta | 0.99 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 0.51 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 0.98 |
| PE Ratio | 25.91 |
| Price/Book | 3.74 |
| Price/TBV | 9.28 |
| Book/Market | 0.27 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.05 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.06 |
| ROA | 0.08 |
| ROE | 0.14 |
| ROIC | 0.10 |
| CROIC | 0.02 |
| OCROIC | 0.18 |
| Implied Volatility | 24.04 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.40 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is $92.43. The forecasts range from a low of $82.52 to a high of $110.25. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | Keybanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-30 | William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2022-06-30 | Baird | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-31 | Keybanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-09-27 | Keybanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-08-03 | Loop Capital | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2021-07-15 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2021-07-09 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2021-07-02 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2021-05-03 | Keybanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-04-08 | William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2021-04-08 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2021-04-08 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2021-04-05 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2020-11-23 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-10-28 | Wells Fargo | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-10-28 | Raymond James | Underperform | Market Perform | Upgrade |
| 2020-07-09 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2020-06-23 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2020-06-11 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-20 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-13 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-09 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-09 | Baird | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-30 | KeyBanc | Sector Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2020-02-26 | Buckingham | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-11-07 | Raymond James | Market Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2019-10-25 | Buckingham | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-10-22 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2019-10-10 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-10-08 | Buckingham | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-09-12 | Raymond James | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2019-07-12 | Northcoast Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-07-11 | Raymond James | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2019-07-11 | Buckingham Research | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-06-10 | Gordon Haskett | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2019-04-11 | Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2019-04-11 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2019-04-11 | Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2019-04-08 | Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2019-02-08 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2018-12-21 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-10-12 | Buckingham | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2018-07-12 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-07-12 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-04-11 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-03-19 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2018-01-04 | Raymond James | Strong Buy | Outperform | Downgrade |
| 2017-11-01 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2017-08-04 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2017-07-25 | Northcoast Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2017-07-13 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2017-07-13 | Baird | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2017-06-02 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2017-04-19 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2017-01-26 | Deutsche Bank | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2017-01-17 | Credit Suisse | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2016-12-05 | William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2016-12-05 | Raymond James | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2016-11-29 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-08-25 | Macquarie | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2016-07-07 | Barclays | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-06-17 | Credit Suisse | Underperform | Downgrade | |
| 2016-05-25 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2016-04-07 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2016-04-05 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Initiate | |
| 2016-03-22 | Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2016-03-14 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-01-15 | Gabelli & Co. | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2015-10-28 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2015-10-05 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2015-09-11 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-07-21 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2015-04-09 | BB&T Capital | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2015-03-27 | Baird | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-03-17 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-08 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-08 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-08 | Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2014-12-12 | Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2014-10-29 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2014-10-29 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2014-10-29 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2014-10-28 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2014-10-06 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2014-07-10 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-11 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-11 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-10 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-03-20 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2014-01-09 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-12-04 | Buckingham Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2013-11-15 | Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2013-10-31 | Baird | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-07-11 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-03-25 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2013-02-25 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-11 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2013-01-11 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-11 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-07 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-07 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-11-08 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-11-01 | Raymond James | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2012-11-01 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2012-10-12 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2012-09-13 | Barclays | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2012-07-09 | BB&T Capital | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2012-07-02 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-29 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-27 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-11 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-05-25 | Wunderlich | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2023-04-05 | Keybanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-05 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-05 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2023-04-05 | Loop Capital | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-05 | Baird | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-21 | Keybanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2023-06-30 | Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2023-06-30 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-10-09 | Loop Capital | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2024-05-29 | Baird | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2024-01-10 | Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-04-01 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Reiterate |
| 2024-07-03 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-07-03 | Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-06-17 | Loop Capital | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2024-06-17 | Keybanc | Overweight | Sector Weight | Downgrade |
| 2024-06-14 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Reiterate |
| 2024-06-14 | Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-10-16 | Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-10-25 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-12-04 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2025-01-16 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2025-04-04 | Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-04-04 | Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-07-02 | Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-07-02 | Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-07-02 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-05-27 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
