MSMMSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.
In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 70). Price is +25% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 6.5% since the previous count, down from 4.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How MSM is trading
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is +47% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 28 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +25%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 70
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
- Below its 52-week high
- 0.71%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $129.48
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +8.1%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +47%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +94%
- vs 50-day average$122.61
- +5.6%
- 52-week high
- $130.41
- 52-week low
- $79.47
- Annualised volatility
- 28%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +57% |
| 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 | −2.0% |
| Sep | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.98% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.4% |
| 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.