MSM Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

BlueLinx Holdings has a net margin of 4.41% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 0.4%. MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity of 15.31% beat BlueLinx Holdings's return on equity of 5.92%.

MSC Industrial Direct has a consensus price target of $81.00, signalling upside risk potential of 2.95%. On the other hand BlueLinx Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $91.25 which suggests that it could grow by 38.53%. Given that BlueLinx Holdings has higher upside potential than MSC Industrial Direct, analysts believe BlueLinx Holdings is more attractive than MSC Industrial Direct.

MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.906, which suggesting that the stock is 9.358% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison BlueLinx Holdings has a beta of 1.995, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 99.496%.

MSC Industrial Direct has a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share corresponding to a yield of 4.3%. BlueLinx Holdings offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. MSC Industrial Direct pays 72.42% of its earnings as a dividend. BlueLinx Holdings pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. MSC Industrial Direct's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

MSC Industrial Direct quarterly revenues are $891.7M, which are larger than BlueLinx Holdings quarterly revenues of $709.2M. MSC Industrial Direct's net income of $39.3M is higher than BlueLinx Holdings's net income of $2.8M. Notably, MSC Industrial Direct's price-to-earnings ratio is 20.76x while BlueLinx Holdings's PE ratio is 14.74x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for MSC Industrial Direct is 1.18x versus 0.19x for BlueLinx Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Distribution Solutions Group has a net margin of 4.41% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 0.68%. MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity of 15.31% beat Distribution Solutions Group's return on equity of 0.18%.

MSC Industrial Direct has a consensus price target of $81.00, signalling upside risk potential of 2.95%. On the other hand Distribution Solutions Group has an analysts' consensus of $40.00 which suggests that it could grow by 48.81%. Given that Distribution Solutions Group has higher upside potential than MSC Industrial Direct, analysts believe Distribution Solutions Group is more attractive than MSC Industrial Direct.

MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.906, which suggesting that the stock is 9.358% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Distribution Solutions Group has a beta of 0.565, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 43.457%.

MSC Industrial Direct has a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share corresponding to a yield of 4.3%. Distribution Solutions Group offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. MSC Industrial Direct pays 72.42% of its earnings as a dividend. Distribution Solutions Group pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. MSC Industrial Direct's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

MSC Industrial Direct quarterly revenues are $891.7M, which are larger than Distribution Solutions Group quarterly revenues of $478M. MSC Industrial Direct's net income of $39.3M is higher than Distribution Solutions Group's net income of $3.3M. Notably, MSC Industrial Direct's price-to-earnings ratio is 20.76x while Distribution Solutions Group's PE ratio is 1,344.00x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for MSC Industrial Direct is 1.18x versus 0.68x for Distribution Solutions Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

DXP Enterprises has a net margin of 4.41% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 4.32%. MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity of 15.31% beat DXP Enterprises's return on equity of 19.64%.

MSC Industrial Direct has a consensus price target of $81.00, signalling upside risk potential of 2.95%. On the other hand DXP Enterprises has an analysts' consensus of $95.00 which suggests that it could grow by 13.07%. Given that DXP Enterprises has higher upside potential than MSC Industrial Direct, analysts believe DXP Enterprises is more attractive than MSC Industrial Direct.

MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.906, which suggesting that the stock is 9.358% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.256, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 25.561%.

MSC Industrial Direct has a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share corresponding to a yield of 4.3%. DXP Enterprises offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. MSC Industrial Direct pays 72.42% of its earnings as a dividend. DXP Enterprises pays out 0.13% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

MSC Industrial Direct quarterly revenues are $891.7M, which are larger than DXP Enterprises quarterly revenues of $476.6M. MSC Industrial Direct's net income of $39.3M is higher than DXP Enterprises's net income of $20.6M. Notably, MSC Industrial Direct's price-to-earnings ratio is 20.76x while DXP Enterprises's PE ratio is 17.47x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for MSC Industrial Direct is 1.18x versus 0.75x for DXP Enterprises. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 4.41% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 11.12%. MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity of 15.31% beat W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 51.62%.

MSC Industrial Direct has a consensus price target of $81.00, signalling upside risk potential of 2.95%. On the other hand W.W. Grainger has an analysts' consensus of $1,063.95 which suggests that it could fall by -0.74%. Given that MSC Industrial Direct has higher upside potential than W.W. Grainger, analysts believe MSC Industrial Direct is more attractive than W.W. Grainger.

MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.906, which suggesting that the stock is 9.358% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.239, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 23.926%.

MSC Industrial Direct has a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share corresponding to a yield of 4.3%. W.W. Grainger offers a yield of 0.79% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $2.26 per share. MSC Industrial Direct pays 72.42% of its earnings as a dividend. W.W. Grainger pays out 22.05% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

MSC Industrial Direct quarterly revenues are $891.7M, which are smaller than W.W. Grainger quarterly revenues of $4.3B. MSC Industrial Direct's net income of $39.3M is lower than W.W. Grainger's net income of $479M. Notably, MSC Industrial Direct's price-to-earnings ratio is 20.76x while W.W. Grainger's PE ratio is 27.52x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for MSC Industrial Direct is 1.18x versus 3.03x for W.W. Grainger. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.