Is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE: MSM) The Best Stock To Invest In?

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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Industrial Distribution industry. The current market capitalization of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is $4.59B. A total of 0.61 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 613.25K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Shacklett Kimberly sold 4,885 shares of MSM for 84.60 per share on Jul 17 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP, Sales & Customer Success now owns 12,897 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 31 ’24, JACOBSON MITCHELL sold 24,501 shares at 99.31 per share. MSM shares that Director owns now total 1,683,810.

Among the insiders who sold shares, JACOBSON MITCHELL disposed of 137,716 shares on Jan 29 ’24 at a per-share price of $97.66. This resulted in the Director holding 1,708,311 shares of MSM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JACOBSON MITCHELL sold 18,746 shares at $97.63 per share on Jan 26 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 1,846,027.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.32, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.04%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.92. MSM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/13/2024 when it declared a $0.85 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/23/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/9/2024. The MSM stock dividend was $0.83 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MSM has a high of $104.76 and a low of $75.05.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MSM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $40.54M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $836.40M in debt and $561.93M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $24.90, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.16B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MSM is Buy with a score of 3.22.

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