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What the tape says about MSM
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is +47% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 24 points ahead of the market.
+47%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +25%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 47
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −3.8%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $122.48
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- −2.6%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +47%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +69%
- vs 50-day average$120.51
- +1.6%
- 52-week high
- $127.25
- 52-week low
- $79.47
- Annualised volatility
- 28%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$156K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +49% |
| 2025 | +17% |
| 2024 | −23% |
| 2023 | +29% |
| 2022 | +0.90% |
| 2021 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | +25% |
| 2019 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | −18% |
| 2017 | +7.0% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.3% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.52% |
| Mar | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.09% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.86% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.4% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.04% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +1.2% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.8% |
| Sep | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.67% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.1% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +8.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.68% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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