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Msc Industrial Direct co (MSM) stock, explained like you're 5
Msc Industrial Direct co trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MSM. It is a mid cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 7.2 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- MSM
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery/Components
- Size
- Mid cap, about 7.2 billion dollars
Is Msc Industrial Direct co a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Msc Industrial Direct co is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 7.2 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Msc Industrial Direct co makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves MSM stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
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- Dividend Increase Might Change The Case For Investing In MSC Industrial Direct Stock (MSM) (Simply Wall Street)
- Maintenance and Repair Distributors Stocks Q2 Highlights: MSC Industrial (NYSE:MSM) (The Globe and Mail)
- Discipline and Rules Based Execution in MSM Response (Stock Traders Daily)
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Questions about Msc Industrial Direct co stock
What does Msc Industrial Direct co do?
Msc Industrial Direct co trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MSM. It is a mid cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 7.2 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Msc Industrial Direct co?
Msc Industrial Direct co trades under the ticker MSM on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Msc Industrial Direct co's market cap?
Msc Industrial Direct co is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 7.2 billion dollars.
How does Msc Industrial Direct co make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves MSM stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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Add MSM to your watchlist on Metric Finance. We post a free brief every trading day at 5 PM ET that explains what happened to the stocks you follow, in simple words.
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