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 $1,943,037 were purchased by JACOBSON MITCHELL on Nov 18 ’25. At $84.96 per share, JACOBSON MITCHELL acquired 22,870 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 2,328,192 shares worth approximately $195.8 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, PELLER PHILIP purchased 6,666 shares, netting a total of over 600,873 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $90.14 each, the insider now holds 9,537 shares.
Before that, JACOBSON MITCHELL had added 95,779 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $8,133,974, the Director bought MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc shares for $84.92 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 95,779 shares, worth approximately $186.64 million.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on October 08, 2025, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [MSM] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Peer perform. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of January 16, 2025, Wolfe Research has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for MSM. Earlier on December 04, 2024, Stephens downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for MSM stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing MSM Stock Performance
On last trading session, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc [NYSE: MSM] plunged -2.42% to $84.1. The stock’s lowest price that day was $84.06, but it reached a high of $85.79 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.33%. Over the course of the year, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc shares have jumped approximately 12.43%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $94.31 on 09/08/25 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 83.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 82.71. In the upper region, resistance lies at 85.45. The next price resistance is at 86.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.56 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 rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.1 million shares to 3.57 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.47 million shares. A jump of 2.87% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.37.
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 100 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.02% from the previous closing price of $86.19. Analysts anticipate MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc stock to reach 138 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 84. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 17, 2024, Loop Capital assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $80.
