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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR)

Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Fort Worth, United States | NasdaqGS
34.79 USD -0.04 (-0.115%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 34.78 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:24 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:11 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Distribution Solutions Group is currently paralyzed by legal uncertainty and deteriorating price momentum. The company faces active shareholder litigation regarding a proposed sale, creating a cloud of risk that suppresses valuation despite the business showing signs of recovery. Fundamentally, the stock has rebounded strongly over the last decade, yet it is now trapped in a multi-year downtrend where the most recent annual return was negative. While the forward P/E suggests earnings are expected to improve, the current trailing P/E of 183 and razor-thin profit margins indicate that the market remains deeply skeptical of the quality of those earnings. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet carrying significant debt relative to equity, the risk-reward profile is unfavorable until the legal overhang resolves. The compressed options pricing reflects this confusion, with traders hedging against a crash while waiting for a potential bounce, but the lack of a clear catalyst makes this a hold rather than a buy.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.138692
MSTL0.142209
AutoARIMA0.142224
AutoETS0.142772

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 33%
H-stat 47.39
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.024
Excess Kurtosis -1.71
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2012-06-28
Last Dividend Date 2012-06-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 129.136
Revenue per Share 44.425
Market Cap 1,609,226,240
Trailing P/E 183.11
Forward P/E 19.82
Beta 0.55
Profit Margins 0.44%
Website https://distributionsolutionsgroup.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts at strikes significantly below the current price (22.5 and 25.0), suggesting a fear of a sharp decline. However, there is notable new volume in deep in-the-money calls (22.5 strike) and significant open interest in lower-strike calls (30.0), indicating a belief that the stock could drop further before rallying. Implied volatility is extremely compressed for near-term expirations, reflecting a lack of consensus on immediate direction.

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2012-06-29 0.060000 1.297297
2012-03-30 0.060000 0.794176
2011-12-29 0.060000 0.782269
2011-09-23 0.060000 0.870827
2011-06-30 0.060000 0.610066
2011-04-01 0.060000 0.521739
2010-12-31 0.060000 0.482121
2010-09-24 0.040000 0.539084
2010-05-27 0.030000 0.438917
2010-04-01 0.030000 0.397351
2009-12-31 0.030000 0.339943
2009-09-25 0.030000 0.338600
2009-07-06 0.015000 0.242718
2009-04-03 0.015000 0.234009
2009-01-02 0.100000 0.840689
2008-09-26 0.100000 0.601685
2008-06-27 0.100000 0.817996
2008-04-04 0.100000 0.688942
2008-01-04 0.100000 0.600962
2007-09-28 0.100000 0.574548
2007-06-29 0.100000 0.516796
2007-03-30 0.100000 0.527983
2007-01-03 0.100000 0.444741
2006-09-29 0.100000 0.477099
2006-06-29 0.100000 0.516529
2006-03-31 0.100000 0.488639
2005-12-29 0.100000 0.525210
2005-09-30 0.100000 0.544662
2005-06-30 0.100000 0.515198
2005-04-01 0.100000 0.448431
2004-12-31 0.090000 0.358637
2004-10-01 0.090000 0.428571
2004-07-01 0.090000 0.473684
2004-04-01 0.090000 0.541191
2003-12-31 0.090000 0.544300
2003-10-01 0.080000 0.582454
2003-07-01 0.080000 0.561601
2003-04-02 0.080000 0.609060
2002-12-31 0.080000 0.516462
2002-10-02 0.080000 0.547945
2002-07-01 0.080000 0.527704
2002-04-03 0.080000 0.551724
2001-12-31 0.080000 0.615385
2001-10-02 0.080000 0.645161
2001-06-29 0.080000 0.546075
2001-04-03 0.080000 0.646204
2001-01-03 0.075000 0.546697
2000-09-28 0.075000 0.629921
2000-06-29 0.075000 0.613811
2000-04-03 0.075000 0.640854
2000-01-03 0.075000 0.638298
1999-09-29 0.070000 0.622222
1999-06-30 0.070000 0.555831
1999-03-31 0.070000 0.682927
1998-12-31 0.070000 0.608696
1998-09-29 0.070000 0.612022
1998-06-30 0.070000 0.543689
1998-04-01 0.070000 0.502242
1997-12-30 0.070000 0.465696
1997-09-26 0.070000 0.500000
1997-07-01 0.065000 0.495238
1997-04-02 0.065000 0.587571
1996-12-31 0.065000 0.594286
1996-09-26 0.065000 0.584270
1996-07-02 0.065000 0.517413
1996-04-02 0.065000 0.585915
1995-12-29 0.065000 0.530612
1995-09-27 0.065000 0.483721
1995-09-18 0.065000 0.479263
1995-06-30 0.065000 0.490566
1995-03-30 0.060000 0.444444
1994-12-27 0.060000 0.480000
1994-09-26 0.060000 0.477612
1994-03-29 0.060000 0.466019
1993-12-29 0.060000 0.403361
1993-09-24 0.060000 0.448598
1993-06-28 0.050000 0.388350
1993-03-30 0.050000 0.353982
1992-12-28 0.050000 0.400000
1992-09-23 0.050000 0.412371
1992-06-26 0.050000 0.384615
1992-03-30 0.050000 0.353982
1991-12-27 0.050000 0.347826
1991-09-23 0.050000 0.347826
1991-06-28 0.050000 0.341880
1991-04-01 0.050000 0.331950
1990-12-28 0.050000 0.344828
1990-09-21 0.045000 0.375000
1990-06-28 0.045000 0.315789
1990-03-28 0.045000 0.339623
1989-12-28 0.045000 0.395604
1989-09-20 0.040000 0.344086
1989-06-28 0.040000 0.351648
1989-03-29 0.040000 0.372093
1988-12-27 0.040000 0.333333
1988-09-21 0.030000 0.222222
1988-06-28 0.030000 0.210526
1988-03-28 0.026667 0.223779
1987-12-28 0.026667 0.293582
1987-09-21 0.023333 0.207404
1987-06-26 0.023333 0.245611
1987-03-30 0.023333 0.266663
1986-12-29 0.020000 0.279070
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2012-06-29
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.06
lastDividendDate 2012-06-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.095403075
Address1 301 Commerce Street
Address2 Suite 1700
All Time High 41.47
All Time Low 2.296296
Ask 44.72
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 197,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 184,246
Average Volume 184,246
Average Volume10Days 197,150
Beta 0.545
Bid 34.8
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 9
Book Value 14.16
City Fort Worth
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 34.79
Current Ratio 2.545
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 34.85
Day Low 34.76
Debt To Equity 129.136
Display Name Distribution
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,023,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,023,000
Earnings Growth 0.669
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.698
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 156,647,008
Ebitda Margins 0.076290004
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.243
Enterprise To Revenue 1.163
Enterprise Value 2,387,761,152
Eps Current Year 1.53
Eps Forward 1.755
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.19
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 32.0876
Fifty Day Average Change 2.7024002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.084219456
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.540308
Fifty Two Week High 35.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.27000046
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0077010966
Fifty Two Week Low 19.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.82912725
Fifty Two Week Range 19.02 - 35.06
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.81
Float Shares 42,252,940
Forward Eps 1.755
Forward P E 19.823362
Free Cashflow 38,437,500
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 4,300
Fullday Change -0.0400009
Fullday Change Percent -0.114846
Fullday Price 34.78
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.32701
Gross Profits 671,449,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01192
Held Percent Institutions 0.93059
Implied Shares Outstanding 46,255,422
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 0
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 1,609,226,240
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1762833848
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 8,957,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,611,538,902
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 34.81
Operating Cashflow 56,935,000
Operating Margins 0.05452
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 2.69
Phone 888 611 9888
Post Market Change -0.010002136
Post Market Change Percent -0.028750032
Post Market Price 34.78
Post Market Time 1,787,948,647
Previous Close 34.83
Price Eps Current Year 22.738564
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.456921
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.7837321
Profit Margins 0.0043599997
Quick Ratio 1.219
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0400009
Regular Market Change Percent -0.114846
Regular Market Day High 34.85
Regular Market Day Low 34.76
Regular Market Day Range 34.76 - 34.85
Regular Market Open 34.81
Regular Market Previous Close 34.83
Regular Market Price 34.79
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 170,886
Return On Assets 0.028380001
Return On Equity 0.013739999
Revenue Growth 0.11
Revenue Per Share 44.425
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 46,255,422
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0094
Shares Short 432,720
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 507,296
Short Name Distribution Solutions Group, I
Short Percent Of Float 0.0435
Short Ratio 1.32
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol DSGR
Target High Price 35.0
Target Low Price 35.0
Target Mean Price 35.0
Target Median Price 35.0
Total Cash 66,938,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.447
Total Debt 845,473,024
Total Revenue 2,053,286,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.19
Trailing P E 183.10527
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 28.77085
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.0191517
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20921008
Type Disp Equity
Volume 170,886
Website https://distributionsolutionsgroup.com
Zip 76,102