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MSM

MSC Industrial DirectC
NYSE / Capital Goods
Last Price
At close
2026-06-03
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Current thesis
If upcoming quarterly results and management commentary show stabilizing order trends, margin expansion from pricing/productivity, and working-capital improvements, MSC could re-rate toward the top of the analyst range as industrial customers normalize spend.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.0.
What can break
High dividend payout constraining reinvestment or balance-sheet flexibility
Momentum
78
Value
51
Sentiment
27
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $95.00 · Bull $100.00 · Bear $82.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-03
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-02 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-03 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-02 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-03
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $89.60
Why
Momentum78 · Δ7d +0.0
Value51 · Δ7d -0.8
Sentiment27 · Δ7d -4.2
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
78
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+0.0
Δ21d
+4.5
Value
51
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.8
Δ21d
-0.7
Sentiment
27
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-4.2
Δ21d
0.0
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 77.9 / Value 51.4 / Sentiment 27.0

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-02
Market Cap
$6.43B
Beta
0.83
Shares Out
55.79M
P/E (TTM)
24.2
P/S (TTM)
1.28
P/FCF (TTM)
93.90
Rev YoY
+2.7%
EPS YoY
+2.1%
Gross Margin
+40.8%
Op Margin
+8.0%
Net Debt
$429.47M
Current Ratio
1.68
As of 2026-06-03 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology