Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc shares valued at $195,960 were sold by Shacklett Kimberly on Jul 10 ’25. At $92.00 per share, Shacklett Kimberly sold 2,130 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,657 shares worth approximately $1.27 million following the completion of this transaction.
Before that, Shacklett Kimberly had sold 2,129 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $192,887, the SVP, Sales & Customer Success traded MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc shares for $90.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,129 shares, worth approximately $1.27 million.
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] plunged -0.49% to $86.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $86.31, but it reached a high of $87.81 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.51%. Over the course of the year, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc shares have dropped approximately -1.75%. 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 85.93, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 85.24. In the upper region, resistance lies at 87.56. The next price resistance is at 88.50. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.53 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.23 million shares to 2.72 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.95 million shares. A decline of -8.37% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.12.
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, up nearly 2.24% from the previous closing price of $87.05. 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.
