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Mitchell Jacobson's $29.0M purchase of MSM

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC · Director · filed Oct 27, 2026. Opened Oct 30, 2026, last checked Oct 30, 2026. Waiting for the 7-day result; next check Nov 3, 2026.

Reported value$29.0M250,000 shares at $115.94
For this personNormal for them3 buys · 0 sales on file
Similar buys beat S&P46%170 cases · all buys 46%

Worth a closer look

  • Open-market purchase with their own money (Form 4 code P), not a grant or option exercise.
  • Raised their own holding by 11%.
  • Their past buys: 5 of 6 beat the S&P 500 over 90 days.

Reasons for caution

  • Similar past buys beat the S&P 500 only 46% of the time (170 cases); the typical one trailed it by 1.9%.

What happened after this filing

7 days Pending due Nov 3
30 days Pending due Nov 26
90 days Pending due Jan 25

What we couldn't check

  • Why they traded. Filings don't say, and we don't guess.
  • Company news after the filing, and any private terms.
Summary

Mitchell Jacobson (a director) bought $29M of MSM at about $115.94 on Oct 23, 2026, reported to the SEC on Oct 27, 2026. Buys like this beat the S&P 500 46% of the time since 2020, against 46% for all insider buys. We found 3 points that make it worth a closer look and 1 reason for caution. History, not a prediction.

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