Msc Industries Direct (MSM)

72.78 -1.34  -1.81%  May 30, 5:20PM Go Pro
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Msc Industries Direct Beta: 1.289

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MSM Beta Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 1.204 Jul 2010
Maximum 1.648 Jun 2008
Average 1.359

About Beta 60 Month

YCharts calculates the 60 month market beta by regressing stock returns less the risk free rate of returns on the market returns less the risk free rate of return (Market returns come from the S&P 500 Total Returns Index (SPXTR), and the risk free rate is the 4 Week Average T-Bill (Monthly). There must be a minimum of 36 months of stock returns for a company to have its beta calculated.

Beta is a measure of the risk of a stock when it is included in a well-diversified portfolio.

In financial theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model breaks down expected stock returns into two components. The first is the return that would be expected based on covariance with the movements of the market (for most stocks, when the market as a whole goes up, the price of the stock will also go up). The second part is the increase in the price of a stock that is not explained by the market. The first part - covariance with the market - is what Beta captures.

When Beta is positive, the stock price tends to move in the same direction as the market, and the magnitude of Beta tells by how much. If a stock's Beta is greater than 1, that means that when the market index goes up 1%, we expect the stock will go up by more than 1%. On the contrary, if the market goes down by 1%, we expect the stock to go down by more than 1%. Negative Betas, while rare, signify a negative correlation. When the market goes up, we would expect the stock price to go down.

For readers with a background in regression analysis, Beta is the slope of the linear regression shown in the formula below, where Returns are the return on an individual stock or portfolio, Rf is the risk free rate, RMarket is the return on a market portfolio, and e is an error term.
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MSM News

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May 27, 12:10PM Fool
$MRC 1Q-12: Sales $1.383bil up 39% -Net income $37.5mil & EPS of $.44 -EBITDA $115 mil up 92% $NOV $ARG $CFK $DXPE $MSM http://stks.co/3hWF
about 23 days ago by DrNick
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May 02, 3:53PM Fool
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May 02, 11:34AM Fool
$MSM "Fast Pitch" = sharp sell-off, profit taking, pulled back from 2 yr high. Full Stoc crossover off low. Good entry here.
about 33 days ago by nucats
$GWW stocks in this industry grp also not looking great $MSM $ARG man what a change from the past few months interesting
about 36 days ago by ajb_2010
$MSM filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3JUy
about 49 days ago by MarketBrief
$MSM filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3ITQ
about 50 days ago by MarketBrief
$MSM looks like a great short opportunity.
about 50 days ago by billgunderson
$MSM filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3HF3
about 51 days ago by MarketBrief
$MSM filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3GIG
about 52 days ago by MarketBrief
[$$] Research Reports
Apr 07, 4:15AM
$MSM filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3Fi3
about 54 days ago by MarketBrief
$MSM filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3FFn
about 55 days ago by MarketBrief
$MSM filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3E8g
about 56 days ago by MarketBrief
Industrial equiptment wholesale grp trying to turn it around here after taking a morning dump $GWW $MSM $ARG $AIT $WCC
about 68 days ago by ajb_2010
$GWW LOD looking ugly along with $MSM $ARG at the moment
about 69 days ago by ajb_2010
$MSM HOD
about 71 days ago by ajb_2010
$MSM @ HOD
about 72 days ago by ajb_2010
$MSM HOD
about 75 days ago by ajb_2010
$GWW $MSM industrial equipt wholesale grp selling off today
about 77 days ago by ajb_2010
$MSM LOD
about 77 days ago by ajb_2010
RT @MarketSmith RT @cperruna: Along with Home Builders, related retailers making new highs: $HD, $LOW, $GWW, $MSM, $BECN
about 78 days ago by howardlindzon
$MSM going into the final hour and this one is hitting 52 highs
about 78 days ago by ajb_2010
$MSM and $GWW continue to be great stocks in this economy. New highs today
about 78 days ago by billgunderson
$MSM $ARG $GWW $WCC industrial equipt wholesale grp strong today, keep this grp on ur radar
about 78 days ago by ajb_2010
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