MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM) Analyst Ratings & Price Targets

MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.

MSM · NYSE

Analyst Consensus

Buy

10 analysts

0 Bearish1 Neutral3 Bullish

$121

Current

—

Low

$140

Average

—

High

Average target implies +15.68% versus the current price.

Analyst Ratings Synthesis

The supplied consensus feed shows Buy ratings across 10 analysts and a $140 mean target, but it gives no low or high target. Other supplied snapshots differ: StockAnalysis reports Hold across 10 analysts and a $131 target, while disclosed figures include Barclays analyst Guy Hardwick’s $152 target and Simply Wall St’s $94 average target. These figures do not establish a reliable target cluster or a comparable analyst-by-analyst spread; the highest named analyst target is Hardwick’s, and the lowest reported figure is an unattributed platform average. Jefferies’ October 23 upgrade from Hold to Buy is the latest dated rating revision in the evidence; none is dated within October 26–30. The disagreement centers on growth, margins and valuation multiples.

Rating Actions

4 firms captured

Firm	Analyst	Rating	Price Target	Upside	Date	Source
Jefferies	—	Buy Upgraded from Hold	—	—	Oct 23, 2026	Open the report this row came from
Barclays	—	Strong Buy Upgraded	—	—	Oct 13, 2026	Open the report this row came from
Weiss Ratings	—	Buy (B-) Upgraded from Hold (C+) to Buy (B-)	—	—	Sep 28, 2026	Open the report this row came from
Wolfe Research	—	Peer Perform Initiated coverage	—	—	Sep 15, 2026	Open the report this row came from
Weiss Ratings	—	Hold (C+) Downgraded from Buy (B-) to Hold (C+)	—	—	Sep 11, 2026	Open the report this row came from

Rating actions are extracted from published reporting. Each row links to its source.

Research Reports

Links to freely available third-party research. Outlook labels are our classification of each article's stance, not a rating of our own.

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Symbol: MSM
Type: Stock
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial Machinery/Components
Country: North America
Exchange: NYSE

MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE:MSM) is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), and production fastener and hardware products and services. With approximately 2.5 million products, industry-leading inventory management and supply chain solutions, and more than 80 years of experience, we help customers improve productivity, profitability, and operational performance. Our team of over 7,000 associates partners closely with customers across industries to keep their operations running efficiently today while enabling them with insights and comprehensive solutions to continually rethink, retool, and optimize for a more productive tomorrow.

Key Issues

Bullish view

Fourth-quarter sales reached $1.1 billion, with 8.6% average daily sales growth, and FY2026 revenue rose to $4.0 billion from $3.8 billion.

Bearish view

The supplied evidence gives no forward sales outlook, while Simply Wall St says refreshed models after recent Q1 results adjusted growth assumptions.

Analyst Consensus

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Buy

10 analysts

0 Bearish1 Neutral3 Bullish

$121

Current

—

Low

$140

Average

—

High

Average target implies +15.68% versus the current price.

Earnings History

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MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.

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