KeyCorp Reduces Earnings Estimates for MSC Industrial Direct

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE:MSM) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for MSC Industrial Direct in a research note issued to investors on Monday, December 9th. KeyCorp analyst K. Newman now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.94 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.11. The consensus estimate for MSC Industrial Direct’s current full-year earnings is $3.65 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for MSC Industrial Direct’s FY2025 earnings at $3.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.89 EPS.

MSM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Stephens downgraded shares of MSC Industrial Direct from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $85.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of MSC Industrial Direct from $84.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of MSC Industrial Direct from $87.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $85.20.

MSC Industrial Direct Stock Up 0.3 %

NYSE MSM opened at $84.27 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. MSC Industrial Direct has a 1-year low of $75.05 and a 1-year high of $104.76. The company has a 50 day moving average of $83.56 and a 200-day moving average of $82.53. The company has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.40 and a beta of 0.89.

MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The industrial products company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.05). MSC Industrial Direct had a net margin of 6.77% and a return on equity of 19.35%. The business had revenue of $952.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $959.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.64 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 8.0% on a year-over-year basis.

MSC Industrial Direct Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 13th were paid a $0.85 dividend. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.03%. This is a boost from MSC Industrial Direct’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 13th. MSC Industrial Direct’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 74.24%.

Insider Activity at MSC Industrial Direct

In other MSC Industrial Direct news, Director Philip Peller sold 900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.07, for a total transaction of $80,163.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 4,044 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $360,199.08. The trade was a 18.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Erik Gershwind sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.36, for a total transaction of $4,518,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,402,849 shares in the company, valued at approximately $126,761,435.64. The trade was a 3.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 18.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of MSC Industrial Direct

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quent Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 57.0% during the third quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 372 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 53.0% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 407 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 2.4% in the third quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 6,925 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $596,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 6.5% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,833 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in shares of MSC Industrial Direct by 4.9% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,761 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.26% of the company’s stock.

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.