MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) Competitors $81.36 +0.73 (+0.91%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MSM vs. AIT, WCC, BECN, GATX, AL, RUSHA, HEES, WLFC, MRC, and DXPEShould you be buying MSC Industrial Direct stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MSC Industrial Direct include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), WESCO International (WCC), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), GATX (GATX), Air Lease (AL), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), MRC Global (MRC), and DXP Enterprises (DXPE). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. MSC Industrial Direct vs. Applied Industrial Technologies WESCO International Beacon Roofing Supply GATX Air Lease Rush Enterprises H&E Equipment Services Willis Lease Finance MRC Global DXP Enterprises MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Is MSM or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.57% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 6.77%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.68% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MSC Industrial Direct6.77% 19.35% 10.90% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.57%22.68%13.14% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MSM or AIT? Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Industrial Direct. MSC Industrial Direct is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMSC Industrial Direct$3.82B1.19$258.59M$4.5817.76Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.28$385.76M$9.8027.14 Which has more volatility & risk, MSM or AIT? MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MSM or AIT a better dividend stock? MSC Industrial Direct pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. MSC Industrial Direct pays out 74.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MSM or AIT? MSC Industrial Direct received 139 more outperform votes than Applied Industrial Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.13% of users gave Applied Industrial Technologies an outperform vote while only 52.58% of users gave MSC Industrial Direct an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMSC Industrial DirectOutperform Votes39852.58% Underperform Votes35947.42% Applied Industrial TechnologiesOutperform Votes25959.13% Underperform Votes17940.87% Do analysts prefer MSM or AIT? MSC Industrial Direct currently has a consensus price target of $90.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.87%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $267.86, indicating a potential upside of 0.71%. Given MSC Industrial Direct's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MSC Industrial Direct is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MSC Industrial Direct 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media refer more to MSM or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 13 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 10 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. MSC Industrial Direct's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 0.75 indicating that MSC Industrial Direct is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MSC Industrial Direct 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MSM or AIT? 79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats MSC Industrial Direct on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get MSC Industrial Direct News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MSM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMSC Industrial DirectIndustrial machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.51B$1.60B$9.55B$19.96BDividend Yield4.22%3.69%2.02%3.49%P/E Ratio17.7613.4418.0635.39Price / Sales1.190.627.9918.01Price / Cash12.739.0620.3021.27Price / Book3.252.873.964.58Net Income$258.59M$104.20M$413.78M$985.93M7 Day Performance-4.79%-0.70%-1.88%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.30%9.98%0.97%1.05%1 Year Performance-16.87%15.95%29.38%24.67% MSC Industrial Direct Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSMMSC Industrial Direct4.0942 of 5 stars$81.36+0.9%$90.20+10.9%-17.6%$4.51B$3.82B17.767,423Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.6396 of 5 stars$265.96-0.1%$267.86+0.7%+63.5%$10.24B$4.48B27.146,500Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionWCCWESCO International3.8258 of 5 stars$201.84-1.3%$208.86+3.5%+31.7%$10.02B$22.39B16.1620,000BECNBeacon Roofing Supply4.0134 of 5 stars$108.94-0.3%$118.00+8.3%+33.4%$6.76B$9.12B18.628,063Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGATXGATX1.8091 of 5 stars$154.26+1.2%$150.25-2.6%+38.6%$5.41B$1.41B20.622,020Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ALAir Lease4.7081 of 5 stars$47.93-0.6%$55.75+16.3%+24.4%$5.37B$2.68B10.92150Positive NewsRUSHARush Enterprises4.5631 of 5 stars$58.27-1.1%$69.00+18.4%+49.0%$4.66B$7.93B15.467,860Positive NewsHEESH&E Equipment Services4.5106 of 5 stars$55.27-1.2%$61.25+10.8%+20.3%$2.05B$1.47B14.032,765Dividend AnnouncementWLFCWillis Lease Finance2.2386 of 5 stars$193.24+1.1%N/A+307.9%$1.26B$418.55M13.70240News CoverageMRCMRC Global3.6719 of 5 stars$13.76+3.4%$16.33+18.7%+26.0%$1.17B$3.20B15.822,800DXPEDXP Enterprises3.2706 of 5 stars$68.11-0.5%$75.00+10.1%+117.0%$1.07B$1.68B17.551,723 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Competitors WESCO International Competitors Beacon Roofing Supply Competitors GATX Competitors Air Lease Competitors Rush Enterprises Competitors H&E Equipment Services Competitors Willis Lease Finance Competitors MRC Global Competitors DXP Enterprises Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MSM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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