MSC Industrial Direct Company, (MSM) Stock Analysis
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Industrials · Industrial Distribution
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $102.82, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.2% away).
MSC is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO") products and services. With a history of driving innovation in industrial product distribution for more than 80 years, we help solve our manufacturing... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $102.82, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.2% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 69, MACD bullish. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 61d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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- 2026-04-15Item 5.02MEDIUMMSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. | | | Date: | April 15, 2026 | By: | /s/ GREG CLARK | | Name: | Greg Clark | | Title: | Vice President and [... truncated]SEC filing →
- 2026-03-02Item 5.02MEDIUM. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers On March 2, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $102.82, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.2% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 69, MACD bullish. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $102.99 (+0.2%), stop $97.52 (−5.4%), A.R:R -1.5:1. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $102.99 (+0.2% upside). Target $102.99 (+0.2%), stop $97.52 (−5.4%), A.R:R -1.5:1. Stop-loss: $97.52.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.2% away); Weak overall score: 4.9/10.
MSC Industrial Direct Company, trades at a P/E of 27.1 (forward 20.4). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Hold.
16 analysts cover MSM with a consensus score of 2.6/5. Average price target: $94.
What does MSC Industrial Direct Company, do?MSC is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations...
MSC is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO") products and services. With a history of driving innovation in industrial product distribution for more than 80 years, we help solve our manufacturing customers' metalworking and MRO challenges.