MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.88 Per Share, William Blair Forecasts (NYSE:MSM)

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE:MSM) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for MSC Industrial Direct in a report released on Tuesday, October 8th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.95. The consensus estimate for MSC Industrial Direct’s current full-year earnings is $4.84 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for MSC Industrial Direct’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.82 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on MSM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on MSC Industrial Direct from $81.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 3rd. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on MSC Industrial Direct from $95.00 to $84.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 14th. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of MSC Industrial Direct in a research report on Friday, June 14th. KeyCorp lowered MSC Industrial Direct from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 17th. Finally, Loop Capital dropped their price target on MSC Industrial Direct from $80.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $90.20.

MSC Industrial Direct Price Performance

Shares of MSM opened at $81.33 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. MSC Industrial Direct has a 1 year low of $75.05 and a 1 year high of $105.77. The stock has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.79 and a beta of 0.86. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $81.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MSM. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 206,912 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $20,952,000 after acquiring an additional 2,117 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of MSC Industrial Direct during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of MSC Industrial Direct during the 4th quarter worth approximately $840,000. Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. boosted its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. now owns 50,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,891,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in MSC Industrial Direct by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 528 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. 79.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at MSC Industrial Direct

In other MSC Industrial Direct news, SVP Kimberly Shacklett sold 4,885 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.60, for a total transaction of $413,271.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 12,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,091,086.20. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 18.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

MSC Industrial Direct Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 13th will be given a $0.85 dividend. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.18%. This is a positive change from MSC Industrial Direct’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. MSC Industrial Direct’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 64.47%.

MSC Industrial Direct Company Profile

MSC Industrial Direct Co, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies.