MSM

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC

NYSE · Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment · Inc. NY · CIK 0001003078
$116.69 +0.97% $6.5B
21 New Institutional Positions8 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$6.5B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusHold (36%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$2.8B
Inst. Activity21 buys / 8 sells
Insider Activity0B / 1S
Insider Net $-$156.3K
Reddit Sentiment80° Bullish
SEC Reports2
Exchange NYSE·Sector Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment·Inc. NY·CIK 0001003078·Prev Close $115.57

Recent Activity

Apr 21, 2026 SEC
MSC Industrial reported Q2 FY2026 adjusted EPS of $0.82, missing consensus of $1.26 by 35%, on net sales of $917.8 milli
8-K — Impact 6/10
Apr 15, 2026 SEC
Neal Dongre, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., notifie
8-K — Impact 3/10
Apr 7, 2026 Insider
JACOBSON MITCHELL gifted 14,972 shares
Director
Feb 5, 2026 Insider
PALADINO STEVEN gifted 13,960 shares
Director
Feb 2, 2026 Insider
Seseri Rudina sold 1,800 shares
Director @ $86.83 ($156.3K)
Inst.
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. — DOUBLED
531,418 shares ($49.0M)
Inst.
Allianz Asset Management GmbH — ADD
471,976 shares ($43.5M)
May 18, 2026 dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 1.1M shares, 28,786 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,068,581 shares across 28,786 trades.

Price Targets

$96.17 -17.6% upside Strong Sell
Current $116.69 Low $67.00 Median $95.00 High $120.00 6 analysts
$67.00 $120.00

Analyst Ratings

Sell36% buy · 11 analysts
1Strong Buy
3Buy
7Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 2, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 27, 2026 Keybanc UPGRADE Sector Weight → Overweight
Feb 6, 2026 JP Morgan DOWNGRADE Overweight → Neutral

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.26 $1.24 — $1.31 17% YoY 7
Next Q $1.27 ▲ +1.2% $1.20 — $1.34 17% YoY 7
Current FY $4.33 $4.25 — $4.41 15% YoY 8
Next FY $4.95 $4.75 — $5.22 14% YoY 8

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$501.3M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$196.8M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$184.7M
FULLER & THALER ASSET$164.8M
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP$163.6M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Apr 7, 2026JACOBSON MITCHELLG$0.00
Feb 5, 2026PALADINO STEVENG$0.00
Feb 2, 2026Seseri RudinaSELL$156.3K

Reddit Sentiment

80°
Bullish
Bearish Neutral Bullish
6 mentions 6 bullish 0 bearish
50 institutional holders with $2.8B total value (30,188,474 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 21 institutions added/increased vs 8 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.5,432,644$501.3M18.0%
2VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC2,132,857$196.8M7.1%
3VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,001,945$184.7M6.6%
4FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.1,785,596$164.8M5.9%
5FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP1,773,133$163.6M5.9%
6STATE STREET CORP1,410,760$130.2M4.7%
7CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,393,062$128.5M4.6%
8DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1,357,419$125.2M4.5%
9Invesco Ltd.1,150,782$106.2M3.8%
10Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.976,631$90.1M3.2%
11VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC932,321$86.0M3.1%
12MORGAN STANLEY616,204$56.9M2.0%
13Alberta Investment Management Corp602,000$55.5M2.0%DOUBLED +213.7%
14MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP563,100$52.0M1.9%
15Point72 Asset Management, L.P.531,418$49.0M1.8%DOUBLED +1184.6%
16Boston Trust Walden Corp486,508$44.9M1.6%
17Allianz Asset Management GmbH471,976$43.5M1.6%ADD +53.5%
18PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC444,610$41.0M1.5%
19FMR LLC413,962$38.2M1.4%
20CITADEL ADVISORS LLC398,364$36.8M1.3%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED41,368531,418+1184.6%$49.0M2026-Q1
Allianz Asset Management GmbHADD307,503471,976+53.5%$43.5M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.NEW335,797$31.0M2026-Q1
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCTRIM392,928185,635-52.8%$17.1M2026-Q1
Verition Fund Management LLCDOUBLED31,506171,409+444.1%$15.8M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS COADD73,789116,351+57.7%$10.7M2026-Q1
Hudson Bay Capital Management LPADD60,08887,602+45.8%$8.1M2026-Q1
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD38,58449,719+28.9%$4.6M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPNEAR_EXIT119,30622,588-81.1%$2.1M2026-Q1
State of Tennessee, Department of TreasuryDOUBLED7,84517,659+125.1%$1.6M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED25416,876+6544.1%$1.6M2026-Q1
Neuberger Berman Group LLCADD8,81216,240+84.3%$1.5M2026-Q1
Brevan Howard Capital Management LPADD10,19414,896+46.1%$1.4M2026-Q1
Cerity Partners LLCADD8,81914,747+67.2%$1.4M2026-Q1
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.DOUBLED1,5928,455+431.1%$773.2K2026-Q1
Freestone Grove Partners LPTRIM27,0068,078-70.1%$745.4K2026-Q1
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCTRIM14,7196,583-55.3%$607.4K2026-Q1
O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCADD3,4696,092+75.6%$562.1K2026-Q1
XPONANCE LLCADD4,3835,631+28.5%$519.6K2026-Q1
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARDADD2,4304,342+78.7%$400.6K2026-Q1
CWM, LLCADD3,1463,995+27.0%$368.6K2026-Q1
Vident Advisory, LLCADD2,7793,941+41.8%$363.7K2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCNEAR_EXIT40,8143,620-91.1%$334.0K2026-Q1
Allworth Financial LPADD628845+34.6%$78.0K2026-Q1
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.ADD473634+34.0%$58.5K2026-Q1
3 unique insiders with 3 transactions. Net insider value: -$156.3K ($0.00 bought, $156.3K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Apr 7, 2026JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorGIFT14,972
Feb 5, 2026PALADINO STEVENDirectorGIFT13,960
Feb 2, 2026Seseri RudinaDirectorSELL1,800$86.83$156.3K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Sell (36% buy). Based on 11 analysts: 1 strong buy, 3 buy, 7 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$96.17 mean target -17.6% upside Strong Sell (3.00)
$67.00 Low $120.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$116.69
Target Low$67.00
Target Mean$96.17
Target Median$95.00
Target High$120.00
# Analysts6
RecommendationStrong Sell (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-05-31
$1.26 $1.24 $1.31 16.5% -0.4% 1↑ 0↓ $1.0B 6.2% 7
Next Q
2026-08-31
$1.27 $1.20 $1.34 16.5% +1.2% 1↑ 0↓ $1.0B 6.4% 7
Current FY
2026-08-31
$4.33 $4.25 $4.41 15.2% -0.3% 0↑ 1↓ $3.9B 4.7% 8
Next FY
2027-08-31
$4.95 $4.75 $5.22 14.3% +0.1% 0↑ 1↓ $4.2B 5.3% 8

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.259
7d ago$1.263-0.005
30d ago$1.263-0.005
60d ago$1.202+0.056
90d ago$1.210+0.049
2 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 2, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 27, 2026 Keybanc UPGRADE Sector Weight Overweight
Feb 6, 2026 JP Morgan DOWNGRADE Overweight Neutral

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20261370036%
May 1, 20260011410%
Apr 1, 20260011410%
Mar 1, 20260012410%
Feb 1, 202613100029%
Jan 1, 202613100029%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

80°
Bullish
Bearish Neutral Bullish
6 mentions 6 bullish 0 bearish 6 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 11, 2026160° Warm101
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May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 1.1M shares, 28,786 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,068,581 shares across 28,786 trades.
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 1.6M shares, 40,676 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,618,952 shares across 40,676 trades.
May 8, 2026
short_interest
FTD: MSM — 5,772 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260508, Price: $104.31, FTD Value: $602,077.32, MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO CL-A
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 0.8M shares, 30,446 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 840,453 shares across 30,446 trades.
Apr 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MSM — 65.5% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 458,128 | Exempt: 620 | TRF Vol: 699,044 | Short Ratio: 65.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 1.7M shares, 42,025 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 1,678,919 shares across 42,025 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 0.8M shares, 28,522 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 755,884 shares across 28,522 trades.
Apr 13, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 0.6M shares, 24,576 trades
Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 624,292 shares across 24,576 trades.
Apr 6, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 0.9M shares, 32,450 trades
Week starting 2026-04-06. Total ATS volume: 923,626 shares across 32,450 trades.
Apr 1, 2026
earnings_calendar
MSM Q2 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-04-01
Mar 30, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 1.2M shares, 32,715 trades
Week starting 2026-03-30. Total ATS volume: 1,187,195 shares across 32,715 trades.
Mar 23, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 1.0M shares, 27,886 trades
Week starting 2026-03-23. Total ATS volume: 950,376 shares across 27,886 trades.
Mar 16, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 0.7M shares, 25,686 trades
Week starting 2026-03-16. Total ATS volume: 708,409 shares across 25,686 trades.
Mar 9, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MSM — 1.2M shares, 35,636 trades
Week starting 2026-03-09. Total ATS volume: 1,173,460 shares across 35,636 trades.
Mar 4, 2026
short_interest
FTD: MSM — 6,126 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260304, Price: $92.90, FTD Value: $569,105.4, MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO CL-A