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Analysts Offer Insights on Industrial Goods Companies: UniFirst (UNF) and MSC Industrial (MSM)

Tipranks - Tipranks - Fri Jan 9, 3:44AM CST

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Industrial Goods sector with new ratings on UniFirst (UNF – Research Report) and MSC Industrial (MSM – Research Report).

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UniFirst (UNF)

Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik maintained a Sell rating on UniFirst today and set a price target of $145.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $197.00.

According to TipRanks.com, Patnaik is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 8.8% and a 61.8% success rate. Patnaik covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, Vestis Corporation, and Verisk Analytics. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Sell analyst consensus rating for UniFirst with a $162.33 average price target.

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MSC Industrial (MSM)

KeyBanc analyst Kenneth Newman maintained a Hold rating on MSC Industrial today. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $81.08.

According to TipRanks.com, Newman is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 15.7% and a 67.5% success rate. Newman covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Applied Industrial Technologies, Emerson Electric Company, and Wesco International. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on MSC Industrial is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $96.00, which is a 16.6% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, William Blair also maintained a Hold rating on the stock.

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