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MSM Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 19.00%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $19,880,547.16
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $388,847.40

MSC Industrial Direct Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at MSC Industrial Direct by year and by quarter.

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MSC Industrial Direct Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $85.64
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -1.24 (-1.43%)
As of 03/20/2026 04:59 PM ET

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MSC Industrial Direct Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/18/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy22,870$84.96$1,943,035.202,328,192View SEC Filing Icon  
11/13/2025Philip PellerDirectorBuy6,666$90.14$600,873.249,537View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy51,954$84.43$4,386,476.222,305,322View SEC Filing Icon  
10/31/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy34,073$84.76$2,888,027.482,253,368View SEC Filing Icon  
10/30/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy95,779$84.92$8,133,552.682,219,295View SEC Filing Icon  
7/10/2025Kimberly ShacklettSVPSell2,130$92.00$195,960.0014,657View SEC Filing Icon  
7/9/2025Kimberly ShacklettSVPSell2,129$90.60$192,887.4014,657View SEC Filing Icon  
4/8/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy27,642$69.77$1,928,582.341,951,725View SEC Filing Icon  
11/13/2024Philip PellerDirectorSell900$89.07$80,163.004,044View SEC Filing Icon  
11/11/2024Erik GershwindCEOSell50,000$90.36$4,518,000.001,402,849View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2024Kimberly ShacklettSVPSell4,885$84.60$413,271.0012,897View SEC Filing Icon  
1/31/2024Mitchell JacobsonDirectorSell24,501$99.31$2,433,194.311,683,810View SEC Filing Icon  
1/29/2024Mitchell JacobsonDirectorSell137,716$97.66$13,449,344.561,708,311View SEC Filing Icon  
1/26/2024Mitchell JacobsonDirectorSell18,746$97.63$1,830,171.981,846,027View SEC Filing Icon  
1/22/2024Mitchell JacobsonDirectorSell51,040$97.31$4,966,702.401,907,271View SEC Filing Icon  
1/18/2024Erik GershwindCEOSell15,000$96.15$1,442,250.001,417,038View SEC Filing Icon  
1/16/2024Erik GershwindCEOSell7,500$96.00$720,000.001,432,038View SEC Filing Icon  
11/27/2023Kristen Actis-GrandeCFOSell2,690$98.57$265,153.304,622View SEC Filing Icon  
11/21/2023Kristen Actis-GrandeCFOSell2,886$98.74$284,963.647,312View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2023Erik GershwindCEOSell13,599$97.91$1,331,478.091,339,052View SEC Filing Icon  
7/28/2023Elizabeth BledsoeSVPSell3,094$99.90$309,090.603,398View SEC Filing Icon  
5/2/2023Kimberly ShacklettSVPSell6,442$90.99$586,157.5810,716View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM)

79.26% of MSC Industrial Direct stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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MSC Industrial Direct Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
3/20/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC17,530$1.48M0.0%N/A0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/9/2026Corient Private Wealth LLC19,407$1.64M0.0%+146.2%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/9/2026Auto Owners Insurance Co3,254,670$273.72M0.1%+12,181.8%5.833%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/6/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC17,530$1.48M0.0%N/A0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/24/2026Pacer Advisors Inc.5,522$0.46M0.0%-8.7%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/23/2026Kera Capital Partners Inc.6,388$0.54M0.1%+83.7%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Invesco Ltd.1,258,793$105.86M0.0%+1.0%2.256%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Corient Private Wealth LLC275,432$23.16M0.0%+3,393.6%0.494%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Alberta Investment Management Corp619,600$52.11M0.3%+213.7%1.110%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV10,976$0.92M0.0%+78.5%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Vident Advisory LLC2,779$0.23M0.0%-15.8%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026State of Tennessee Department of Treasury7,845$0.66M0.0%-4.1%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Mackenzie Financial Corp582,445$50.10M0.1%+13.9%1.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.1,796,316$151.07M0.5%+11.7%3.219%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC10,011$0.84M0.0%+224.7%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026VARCOV Co.2,433$0.21M0.1%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Wellington Management Group LLP217,402$18.28M0.0%+0.9%0.390%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026SummitTX Capital L.P.25,970$2.18M0.1%N/A0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Tudor Investment Corp ET AL22,654$1.91M0.0%+308.8%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Millennium Management LLC425,532$35.79M0.0%-36.6%0.763%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Interval Partners LP189,169$15.91M0.3%N/A0.339%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC392,928$33.05M0.0%+5.6%0.704%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Gotham Asset Management LLC253,201$21.29M0.1%+37.8%0.454%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026First Manhattan CO. LLC.19,771$1.66M0.0%N/A0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Concentric Capital Strategies LP14,164$1.19M0.1%-93.1%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Clifford Capital Partners LLC4,876$0.41M0.1%+22.0%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Boothbay Fund Management LLC2,389$0.20M0.0%+6.0%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Freestone Grove Partners LP27,006$2.27M0.0%N/A0.048%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Guggenheim Capital LLC7,972$0.67M0.0%-36.1%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC171,863$14.45M0.1%+494.9%0.308%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026J. Goldman & Co LP254,190$21.38M0.6%N/A0.456%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026AQR Capital Management LLC290,601$24.44M0.0%+5.9%0.521%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Cetera Investment Advisers4,978$0.42M0.0%-2.7%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Amundi2,499$0.21M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026iSAM Funds UK Ltd4,172$0.35M0.1%-71.8%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Sciencast Management LP3,358$0.28M0.0%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD41,915$3.53M0.0%+8.3%0.075%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio54,358$4.57M0.0%-4.8%0.097%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026California State Teachers Retirement System42,168$3.55M0.0%+1.5%0.076%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Russell Investments Group Ltd.204,560$17.20M0.0%-3.4%0.367%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Atom Investors LP45,330$3.81M0.3%+37.5%0.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026State of Wisconsin Investment Board2,430$0.20M0.0%-42.8%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Crawford Investment Counsel Inc.381,610$32.09M0.5%+1.5%0.684%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026&PARTNERS11,037$0.93M0.0%+293.1%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Royal Bank of Canada48,583$4.08M0.0%-91.8%0.087%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Beacon Investment Advisors LLC14,843$1.25M0.5%-0.8%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd1,192$100K0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Alberta Investment Management Corp619,600$52.11M0.2%+213.7%1.110%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Squarepoint Ops LLC185,158$15.57M0.0%+464.9%0.332%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC6,710$0.56M0.0%+3.7%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Verition Fund Management LLC31,506$2.65M0.0%-49.8%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Focus Partners Wealth19,729$1.66M0.0%+515.8%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Fieldview Capital Management LLC3,594$0.30M0.1%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.6,965$0.59M0.0%-68.6%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Congruence Capital LLC119,444$10.05M3.7%N/A0.214%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Epoch Investment Partners Inc.978,863$82.32M0.5%-3.5%1.754%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Arax Advisory Partners3,538$0.30M0.0%-66.7%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Barclays PLC31,905$2.68M0.0%-21.5%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Kestra Advisory Services LLC568$48K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 33,059$2.78M0.0%-1.7%0.059%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co39,758$3.34M0.0%+14.0%0.071%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Bridgewater Associates LP9,489$0.80M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026UMB Bank n.a.715$60K0.0%+36.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Hudson Bay Capital Management LP60,088$5.05M0.0%N/A0.108%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Quarry LP672$57K0.0%+33.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Morgan Stanley670,330$56.38M0.0%+1.4%1.201%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Schroder Investment Management Group5,167$0.45M0.0%-43.2%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Bragg Financial Advisors Inc281,536$23.68M0.8%+0.2%0.505%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP1,466,697$123.35M0.1%-3.0%2.628%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Alyeska Investment Group L.P.375,000$31.54M0.1%+119.1%0.672%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.1,707,553$143.61M0.0%-1.6%3.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey18,983$1.60M0.0%-2.7%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026State Street Corp1,608,030$135.24M0.0%-0.6%2.882%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Victory Capital Management Inc.988,748$83.15M0.0%-18.2%1.772%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Boston Partners1,733,322$145.77M0.2%-1.8%3.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Martingale Asset Management L P32,067$2.70M0.1%+68.9%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC118,880$10M0.0%-13.7%0.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Wells Fargo & Company MN9,164$0.77M0.0%+11.4%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.349,263$29.37M0.3%+2.7%0.626%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Advisors Asset Management Inc.67,660$5.69M0.1%-26.7%0.121%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026New South Capital Management Inc.621,898$52.30M2.4%-0.5%1.115%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC40,678$3.42M0.0%-2.7%0.073%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026MetLife Investment Management LLC22,324$1.88M0.0%-4.7%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Cibc World Markets Corp12,300$1.03M0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Commonwealth Equity Services LLC10,437$0.88M0.0%+4.4%0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Renaissance Technologies LLC62,000$5.21M0.0%-64.6%0.111%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,342,935$112.95M0.0%+1.6%2.407%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Asset Advisory Group Inc.3,672$0.31M0.2%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Federated Hermes Inc.97,099$8.17M0.0%-6.4%0.174%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Ensign Peak Advisors Inc2,540$0.21M0.0%-59.9%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026New York State Common Retirement Fund71,239$5.99M0.0%-4.1%0.128%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.1,796,316$151.07M0.5%+11.7%3.219%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC25,599$2.15M0.1%N/A0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Bank of Montreal Can22,777$1.92M0.0%-7.4%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co24,645$2.07M0.0%+107.2%0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Raiffeisen Bank International AG11,218$0.97M0.0%-13.8%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026WealthPLAN Partners LLC37,088$3.12M0.5%-11.5%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Swiss National Bank87,900$7.39M0.0%+1.9%0.158%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Nuveen LLC81,845$6.88M0.0%+3.5%0.147%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Xponance LLC4,383$0.37M0.0%-16.4%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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MSC Industrial Direct logo
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies. It offers stock-keeping units through its catalogs and brochures; e-commerce channels, including its website, mscdirect.com; inventory management solutions; and customer care centers, customer fulfillment centers, regional inventory centers, and warehouses. The company serves individual machine shops, manufacturing companies, and government agencies. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
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Today's Range

Now: $85.64
Low: $85.15
High: $87.17

50 Day Range

MA: $90.00
Low: $83.49
High: $95.64

52 Week Range

Now: $85.64
Low: $68.10
High: $96.99

Volume

1,846,924 shs

Average Volume

588,767 shs

Market Capitalization

$4.78 billion

P/E Ratio

23.40

Dividend Yield

4.01%

Beta

0.81

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of MSC Industrial Direct?

MSC Industrial Direct's top insider investors include:
  1. Mitchell Jacobson (Director)
  2. Erik Gershwind (CEO)
  3. Kimberly Shacklett (SVP)
  4. Philip Peller (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at MSC Industrial Direct.

Who are the major institutional investors of MSC Industrial Direct?

MSC Industrial Direct's top institutional investors include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 7.56%
  2. Auto Owners Insurance Co — 5.83%
  3. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. — 3.22%
  4. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. — 3.22%
  5. Boston Partners — 3.11%
  6. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. — 3.06%
Learn More about top institutional investors of MSC Industrial Direct stock.

Which major investors are selling MSC Industrial Direct stock?

In the last quarter, MSM stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Royal Bank of Canada
  2. Millennium Management LLC
  3. Vanguard Group Inc.
  4. Victory Capital Management Inc.
  5. Concentric Capital Strategies LP
  6. Renaissance Technologies LLC
  7. Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd.
  8. Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Which major investors are buying MSC Industrial Direct stock?

During the previous quarter, MSM stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Auto Owners Insurance Co
  2. Norges Bank
  3. SG Capital Management LLC
  4. Alberta Investment Management Corp
  5. Alberta Investment Management Corp
  6. Corient Private Wealth LLC
  7. J. Goldman & Co LP
  8. Alyeska Investment Group L.P.
Within the last year, these company insiders have bought MSC Industrial Direct stock:
  1. Mitchell Jacobson (Director)
  2. Erik Gershwind (CEO)
Learn More investors buying MSC Industrial Direct stock.