The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc shares valued at $193,191 were purchased by KIMBERLY A SHACKLETT on Jul 10 ’25. At $90.70 per share, KIMBERLY A SHACKLETT acquired 2,130 shares.
Also, Shacklett Kimberly sold 2,129 shares, netting a total of over 192,887 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $90.60 each, the insider now holds 14,657 shares.
Before that, KIMBERLY SHACKLETT had added 2,129 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $193,228, the Officer bought MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc shares for $90.76 each.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on May 27, 2025, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [MSM] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $89. Analysts at Wolfe Research started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of December 04, 2024, Stephens has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for MSM. Earlier on June 17, 2024, Loop Capital downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for MSM stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing MSM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE: MSM] rose 1.06% to $91.66. The stock’s lowest price that day was $90.0, but it reached a high of $92.67 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.29%. Over the course of the year, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc shares have jumped approximately 18.59%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $92.68 on 07/10/25 and a 52-week low of $68.10 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 90.21, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 88.77. In the upper region, resistance lies at 92.89. The next price resistance is at 94.13. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.68 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 516.0 shares to 2.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.95 million shares. A jump of 0.02% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.39 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.39.
Which companies own the most shares of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSM)?
In terms of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 89 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.87% from the previous closing price of $90.7. Analysts anticipate MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc stock to reach 89 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 89. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
