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

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE:MSM) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of MSC Industrial Direct in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 8th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.88 per share 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.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of MSC Industrial Direct from $81.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 3rd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of MSC Industrial Direct from $95.00 to $84.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 14th. Loop Capital lowered their price target on shares of 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. KeyCorp lowered shares of MSC Industrial Direct from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 17th. Finally, Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of MSC Industrial Direct in a report on Friday, June 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $90.20.

MSC Industrial Direct Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of MSM stock opened at $80.19 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $81.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market cap of $4.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.57 and a beta of 0.86. MSC Industrial Direct has a twelve month low of $75.05 and a twelve month high of $105.77.

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 dated Wednesday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.60, for a total transaction of $413,271.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 12,897 shares in the company, valued at $1,091,086.20. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 18.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of MSC Industrial Direct

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MSM. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in MSC Industrial Direct by 85.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,733,228 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $216,772,000 after purchasing an additional 1,256,706 shares during the period. Swedbank AB purchased a new stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct during the first quarter worth approximately $16,571,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 804.5% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 173,653 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,772,000 after buying an additional 154,454 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 1,715.2% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 143,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,373,000 after buying an additional 135,500 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 458.4% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 119,700 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $9,493,000 after buying an additional 98,265 shares during the period. 79.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About MSC Industrial Direct

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.