NYSE: MSM · Industrial Distribution
Over the past week, MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) racked up about 51 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 35% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 60% bullish while X sits at just 20%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 3 of 10 analysts rating MSM a buy.
There is little buzz around MSM this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 30% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 20% to News at 60%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
10 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 3 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $131.00.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
The crowd runs 5 points hotter than the 30% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 60% bullish while X sits at 20%, a 40-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) buzz held subdued around 28.3 while the price drifted down 0.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 568K shares. Over the last 7 trading days, MSM gained 3.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 29.2 and was relatively stable, swinging between 23.9 and 35.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bearish on 13 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (3 / 6 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 35% |
| Avg price target | $131.00 |
| Most bullish source | News, 60% |
| Most bearish source | X, 20% |
| Sentiment spread | 40 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 51 |
| Market cap | $6.67B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 28.8 · 23.2 |
| EPS · Beta | $4.15 · 0.8 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.91B · 6% margin |
| Industry | Industrial Distribution |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 35% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 51 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) is fairly quiet with 41 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 15 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 24% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), averaging 35% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 60% bullish and X at 20%, a 40-point spread. On the professional side, 3 of 10 analysts rate MSM a buy.
Of the 10 analysts covering MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), 3 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $131.00. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 35%.
MSC Industrial Direct (MSM)'s cross-source average is bearish at 35% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 24% bullish, News reads 60% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 20% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) at 35% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 20% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit, while x and news activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
Reddit is the dominant discussion channel with 41 mentions (80% of total volume). X contributes 5 mentions and News contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 35% bullish, while x and news show rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. MSM's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 35% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The MSM sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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