FY2025 Earnings Estimate for MSM Issued By Wolfe Research

MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (NYSE:MSM) – Equities researchers at Wolfe Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for MSC Industrial Direct in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 7th. Wolfe Research analyst R. Cooke now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.65 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.55. Wolfe Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSC Industrial Direct’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Wolfe Research also issued estimates for MSC Industrial Direct’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.07 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $5.85 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $6.56 EPS.

MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 1st. The industrial products company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.05. MSC Industrial Direct had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 14.99%. The firm had revenue of $971.15 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $969.72 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.33 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Stephens upped their price objective on shares of MSC Industrial Direct from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of MSC Industrial Direct from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $73.00 to $89.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Loop Capital boosted their target price on shares of MSC Industrial Direct from $74.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $89.00 target price on shares of MSC Industrial Direct in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of MSC Industrial Direct from $84.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $90.33.

MSC Industrial Direct Price Performance

NYSE:MSM opened at $91.66 on Thursday. MSC Industrial Direct has a one year low of $68.10 and a one year high of $92.68. The company has a market cap of $5.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.89 and a beta of 0.87. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $82.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

MSC Industrial Direct Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 9th. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.71%. MSC Industrial Direct’s dividend payout ratio is 96.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Kimberly Shacklett sold 2,129 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.60, for a total transaction of $192,887.40. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 14,657 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,327,924.20. This represents a 12.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 18.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MSC Industrial Direct

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in MSC Industrial Direct by 127.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,206,811 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $90,137,000 after acquiring an additional 676,238 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in MSC Industrial Direct by 445.4% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 779,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $60,567,000 after acquiring an additional 636,827 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in MSC Industrial Direct by 6,108.1% during the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 505,960 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,298,000 after acquiring an additional 497,810 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. acquired a new position in MSC Industrial Direct during the fourth quarter worth about $35,576,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in MSC Industrial Direct during the fourth quarter worth about $34,735,000. Institutional investors own 79.26% of the company’s stock.

About MSC Industrial Direct

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.