MSC Industrial Direct Company, (MSM) Stock Analysis
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Industrials · Industrial Distribution
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $115.58, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (3.0% away).
MSC is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO") products and services. With a history of driving innovation in industrial product distribution for more than 80 years, we help solve our manufacturing... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $115.58, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (3.0% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 15d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — MSC Industrial Direct Company,
Latest news
- NEWS Keybanc Maintains Overweight on MSC Industrial Direct Co, Raises Price Target to $129 — benzinga Jun 2, 2026 positive
- NEWS Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Industrials Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields — benzinga May 20, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Nasdaq 100 Eases From Records As Brent Tops $108: Stock Market Today — benzinga Apr 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS This CrowdStrike Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Upgrades For Monday — benzinga Apr 27, 2026 positive
- NEWS Keybanc Upgrades MSC Industrial Direct Co to Overweight, Announces $117 Price Target — benzinga Apr 27, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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- 2026-04-15Item 5.02MEDIUMMSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. | | | Date: | April 15, 2026 | By: | /s/ GREG CLARK | | Name: | Greg Clark | | Title: | Vice President and [... truncated]SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $115.58, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (3.0% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $116.75 (+1.0%), stop $109.52 (−5.5%), A.R:R -2.3:1. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $116.75 (+1.0% upside). Target $116.75 (+1.0%), stop $109.52 (−5.5%), A.R:R -2.3:1. Stop-loss: $109.52.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (3.0% away); Weak overall score: 4.8/10.
MSC Industrial Direct Company, trades at a P/E of 31.4 (forward 23.6). TrendMatrix value score: 4.5/10. Verdict: Hold.
11 analysts cover MSM with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $96.
What does MSC Industrial Direct Company, do?MSC is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations...
MSC is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO") products and services. With a history of driving innovation in industrial product distribution for more than 80 years, we help solve our manufacturing customers' metalworking and MRO challenges.