Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR)Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Fort Worth, United States | NasdaqGS
27.25 USD
-0.14
(-0.501%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 10:33 a.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:47 a.m. EDT
SPECULATION TRAP: The 'go-private' hype and recent volume spike are masking a deteriorating fundamental reality with a 152x trailing P/E, excessive debt (126x equity), and zero dividend growth. While the short squeeze is occurring, the imbalance between massive debt obligations and negligible earnings growth makes this a high-risk speculative play with low long-term survival odds. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.088841 |
| AutoETS | 0.090712 |
| MSTL | 0.091121 |
| AutoTheta | 0.110924 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 1.48 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.001 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2012-06-28 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2012-06-28 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 126.144 |
| Revenue per Share | 42.706 |
| Market Cap | 1,258,878,336 |
| Trailing P/E | 151.40 |
| Forward P/E | 16.19 |
| Beta | 0.53 |
| Profit Margins | 0.42% |
| Website | https://distributionsolutionsgroup.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:47 a.m. EDT: Options data reveals a bearish sentiment. In the August expiration, put open interest (46 contracts) slightly exceeds call open interest (19 contracts), with heavy buying at lower strikes (20 and 22.5). The November expiration shows an overwhelming 100% of open interest concentrated in calls at the 30 strike, but this appears to be stale or low-value anchor flow given the negligible total volume (5 contracts vs 34 OI) and the company's current price appreciation dynamics. The recent supply-heavy news cycle suggests elevated downside risk reflected in put positioning.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-29 | 0.060000 | 1.297297 |
| 2012-03-30 | 0.060000 | 0.804824 |
| 2011-12-29 | 0.060000 | 0.798959 |
| 2011-09-23 | 0.060000 | 0.896532 |
| 2011-06-30 | 0.060000 | 0.633603 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.060000 | 0.545144 |
| 2010-12-31 | 0.060000 | 0.506387 |
| 2010-09-24 | 0.040000 | 0.568866 |
| 2010-05-27 | 0.030000 | 0.465822 |
| 2010-04-01 | 0.030000 | 0.423573 |
| 2009-12-31 | 0.030000 | 0.363788 |
| 2009-09-25 | 0.030000 | 0.363552 |
| 2009-07-06 | 0.015000 | 0.261494 |
| 2009-04-03 | 0.015000 | 0.252694 |
| 2009-01-02 | 0.100000 | 0.909990 |
| 2008-09-26 | 0.100000 | 0.657034 |
| 2008-06-27 | 0.100000 | 0.898480 |
| 2008-04-04 | 0.100000 | 0.762955 |
| 2008-01-04 | 0.100000 | 0.670160 |
| 2007-09-28 | 0.100000 | 0.644350 |
| 2007-06-29 | 0.100000 | 0.582888 |
| 2007-03-30 | 0.100000 | 0.598553 |
| 2007-01-03 | 0.100000 | 0.506882 |
| 2006-09-29 | 0.100000 | 0.546141 |
| 2006-06-29 | 0.100000 | 0.594085 |
| 2006-03-31 | 0.100000 | 0.565238 |
| 2005-12-29 | 0.100000 | 0.610617 |
| 2005-09-30 | 0.100000 | 0.636684 |
| 2005-06-30 | 0.100000 | 0.605562 |
| 2005-04-01 | 0.100000 | 0.529827 |
| 2004-12-31 | 0.090000 | 0.425553 |
| 2004-10-01 | 0.090000 | 0.510362 |
| 2004-07-01 | 0.090000 | 0.566574 |
| 2004-04-01 | 0.090000 | 0.650387 |
| 2003-12-31 | 0.090000 | 0.657767 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.080000 | 0.707540 |
| 2003-07-01 | 0.080000 | 0.686275 |
| 2003-04-02 | 0.080000 | 0.748640 |
| 2002-12-31 | 0.080000 | 0.638702 |
| 2002-10-02 | 0.080000 | 0.681249 |
| 2002-07-01 | 0.080000 | 0.659674 |
| 2002-04-03 | 0.080000 | 0.693302 |
| 2001-12-31 | 0.080000 | 0.777588 |
| 2001-10-02 | 0.080000 | 0.820212 |
| 2001-06-29 | 0.080000 | 0.698852 |
| 2001-04-03 | 0.080000 | 0.831582 |
| 2001-01-03 | 0.075000 | 0.708128 |
| 2000-09-28 | 0.075000 | 0.820528 |
| 2000-06-29 | 0.075000 | 0.804571 |
| 2000-04-03 | 0.075000 | 0.845303 |
| 2000-01-03 | 0.075000 | 0.847268 |
| 1999-09-29 | 0.070000 | 0.831321 |
| 1999-06-30 | 0.070000 | 0.747322 |
| 1999-03-31 | 0.070000 | 0.923109 |
| 1998-12-31 | 0.070000 | 0.828293 |
| 1998-09-29 | 0.070000 | 0.837948 |
| 1998-06-30 | 0.070000 | 0.748974 |
| 1998-04-01 | 0.070000 | 0.695623 |
| 1997-12-30 | 0.070000 | 0.648400 |
| 1997-09-26 | 0.070000 | 0.699453 |
| 1997-07-01 | 0.065000 | 0.696273 |
| 1997-04-02 | 0.065000 | 0.830084 |
| 1996-12-31 | 0.065000 | 0.844490 |
| 1996-09-26 | 0.065000 | 0.835221 |
| 1996-07-02 | 0.065000 | 0.744096 |
| 1996-04-02 | 0.065000 | 0.847014 |
| 1995-12-29 | 0.065000 | 0.771524 |
| 1995-09-27 | 0.065000 | 0.707057 |
| 1995-09-18 | 0.065000 | 0.703961 |
| 1995-06-30 | 0.065000 | 0.723987 |
| 1995-03-30 | 0.060000 | 0.659153 |
| 1994-12-27 | 0.060000 | 0.715041 |
| 1994-09-26 | 0.060000 | 0.714791 |
| 1994-03-29 | 0.060000 | 0.700805 |
| 1993-12-29 | 0.060000 | 0.609365 |
| 1993-09-24 | 0.060000 | 0.680546 |
| 1993-06-28 | 0.050000 | 0.591751 |
| 1993-03-30 | 0.050000 | 0.541487 |
| 1992-12-28 | 0.050000 | 0.614054 |
| 1992-09-23 | 0.050000 | 0.635639 |
| 1992-06-26 | 0.050000 | 0.595286 |
| 1992-03-30 | 0.050000 | 0.549989 |
| 1991-12-27 | 0.050000 | 0.542294 |
| 1991-09-23 | 0.050000 | 0.544238 |
| 1991-06-28 | 0.050000 | 0.536778 |
| 1991-04-01 | 0.050000 | 0.522975 |
| 1990-12-28 | 0.050000 | 0.545079 |
| 1990-09-21 | 0.045000 | 0.594825 |
| 1990-06-28 | 0.045000 | 0.502715 |
| 1990-03-28 | 0.045000 | 0.542384 |
| 1989-12-28 | 0.045000 | 0.633941 |
| 1989-09-20 | 0.040000 | 0.553574 |
| 1989-06-28 | 0.040000 | 0.567694 |
| 1989-03-29 | 0.040000 | 0.602774 |
| 1988-12-27 | 0.040000 | 0.541978 |
| 1988-09-21 | 0.030000 | 0.362515 |
| 1988-06-28 | 0.030000 | 0.344200 |
| 1988-03-28 | 0.026667 | 0.366633 |
| 1987-12-28 | 0.026667 | 0.482066 |
| 1987-09-21 | 0.023333 | 0.341520 |
| 1987-06-26 | 0.023333 | 0.405272 |
| 1987-03-30 | 0.023333 | 0.441094 |
| 1986-12-29 | 0.020000 | 0.462863 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.059574485 |
| Address1 | 301 Commerce Street |
| Address2 | Suite 1700 |
| All Time High | 41.47 |
| All Time Low | 2.296296 |
| Ask | 35.07 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 140,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 150,888 |
| Average Volume | 150,888 |
| Average Volume10Days | 140,160 |
| Beta | 0.528 |
| Bid | 19.36 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 14.061 |
| City | Fort Worth |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 27.2529 |
| Current Ratio | 2.563 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 27.635 |
| Day Low | 27.2529 |
| Debt To Equity | 126.144 |
| Display Name | Distribution |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,719,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,719,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,717,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,552,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,552,200 |
| Ebitda | 160,636,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.08113 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.59 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.021 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,022,400,512 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.51 |
| Eps Forward | 1.68333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.18 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,340,928,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 27.1286 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.1243 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0045818808 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 5.9574485 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 33.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.5471 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1937012 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.02 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.232899 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4328548 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.02 - 33.8 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.81 |
| Float Shares | 42,222,123 |
| Forward Eps | 1.68333 |
| Forward P E | 16.189873 |
| Free Cashflow | 57,161,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 4,300 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33436 |
| Gross Profits | 662,038,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01101 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 46,192,457 |
| Industry | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Key | industrial-distribution |
| Ir Website | http://www.lawsonproducts.com/company-info/investor-relations.jsp?pageId=templateInvestorRelations |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,340,928,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.06 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,693,526,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Distribution Solutions Group, Inc., a specialty distribution company, provides value-added distribution solutions to the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), original equipment manufacturer, and industrial technology markets. It operates through four segments: Lawson, TestEquity, Gexpro Services, and Canada Branch Division. The Lawson segment distributes specialty products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and government MRO marketplace. The TestEquity segment distributes test and measurement equipment and solutions, industrial and electronic production supplies, and vendor managed inventory programs, as well as converting, fabrication, and adhesive solutions to the aerospace and defense, wireless and communication, semiconductors, industrial electronics and automotive, and electronics manufacturing industries under the TestEquity, Hisco, Techni-Pro, Techni-Tool, and Jensen Tools brands. The Gexpro Services segment provides supply chain management solutions that offer VMI, kitting, global logistics management, manufacturing localization and import expertise, value engineering and quality assurance to renewables, industrial power, consumer and industrial, technology, transportation, and aerospace and defense. The Canada Branch Division distributes industrial MRO supplies, safety products, fasteners, power tools, and related value-add services to the industrial, government, commercial, and residential contractor markets for the Canadian MRO market. The company distributes MRO products to its customers through a network of sales representatives. It has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Pacific Rim, Latin America, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Lawson Products, Inc. and has changed to Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. 2022. Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1952 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. |
| Long Name | Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,258,878,336 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1762833848 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 8,345,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,265,211,397 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 27.3 |
| Operating Cashflow | 83,849,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01931 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.69 |
| Phone | 888 611 9888 |
| Previous Close | 27.39 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 18.048277 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.9381907 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.63578975 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00421 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.143 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.13710022 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.5005485 |
| Regular Market Day High | 27.635 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 27.2529 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 27.2529 - 27.635 |
| Regular Market Open | 27.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 27.39 |
| Regular Market Price | 27.2529 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,781,985 |
| Regular Market Volume | 10,285 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03018 |
| Return On Equity | 0.012940001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.002 |
| Revenue Per Share | 42.706 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 46,192,457 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0139999995 |
| Shares Short | 646,374 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 304,057 |
| Short Name | Distribution Solutions Group, I |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0654 |
| Short Ratio | 2.9 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | DSGR |
| Target High Price | 36.0 |
| Target Low Price | 35.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 35.5 |
| Target Median Price | 35.5 |
| Total Cash | 61,753,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.337 |
| Total Debt | 819,110,976 |
| Total Revenue | 1,980,023,040 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.18 |
| Trailing P E | 151.40498 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.77455 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.5216503 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.05288181 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 10,285 |
| Website | https://distributionsolutionsgroup.com |
| Zip | 76,102 |