After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, MSM falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Industrial Distribution industry segment. The current market capitalization of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc is $4.61B. A total of 1.01 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 648.80K shares.
In the most recent transaction, PELLER PHILIP sold 900 shares of MSM for 89.07 per share on Nov 13 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,044 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 13 ’24, THE PHILIP R PELLER REVOCABLE bought 900 shares at 89.07 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, GERSHWIND ERIK disposed of 50,000 shares on Nov 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $90.36. This resulted in the Chief Executive Officer holding 1,402,849 shares of MSM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GERSHWIND ERIK bought 100,000 shares at $89.07 per share on Nov 11 ’24.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.34, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.23%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.25. MSM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.34% when it declared a $0.85 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/15/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.18%. The MSM stock dividend was $0.85 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MSM has a high of $104.76 and a low of $72.79.
As of this writing, MSM has an earnings estimate of $0.73 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.76 per share and a lower estimate of $0.7.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 3.00.
