MSA Safety (MSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures in the fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries worldwide. The company's core product offerings include fixed gas and flame detection systems, such as gas detection monitoring systems, and flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors; breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus; hand-held portable gas detection instruments to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air; industrial head protection products; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems. In addition, the company offers air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. It serves distributors and end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. The company offers its products under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $159.87 to $164.38
• 50-Day Range: $156.48 to $168.94
• 52-Week Range: $153.79 to $200.60
• Volume: 223,355 shs
• Average Volume: 148,139 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.18
• Dividend Yield: 1.28%
• Price Target: $197.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

MSA Safety Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MSA Safety scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 177 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

MSA Safety has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MSA Safety has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MSA Safety are expected to grow by 9.06% in the coming year, from $8.06 to $8.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MSA Safety is 22.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MSA Safety is 22.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 16.45.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MSA Safety has a P/B Ratio of 5.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.94% of the float of MSA Safety has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MSA Safety has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MSA Safety has recently increased by 3.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

MSA Safety pays a meaningful dividend of 1.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

MSA Safety has been increasing its dividend for 55 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MSA Safety is 28.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, MSA Safety will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.21% next year. This indicates that MSA Safety will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.01

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.94% of the float of MSA Safety has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MSA Safety has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MSA Safety has recently increased by 3.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.05

News Sentiment

MSA Safety has a news sentiment score of 1.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for MSA Safety this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MSA Safety insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $114,003.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.20% of the stock of MSA Safety is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.51% of the stock of MSA Safety is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MSA shares performed this year?

MSA Safety's stock was trading at $165.77 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MSA stock has decreased by 3.5% and is now trading at $159.95.
View the best growth stocks for 2025 here.

How were MSA Safety's earnings last quarter?

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.23 by $0.02. MSA Safety had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.64% and a net margin of 15.76%.

Who are MSA Safety's major shareholders?

MSA Safety's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.88%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (5.09%), APG Asset Management N.V. (4.68%) and Champlain Investment Partners LLC (3.45%). Insiders that own company stock include William M Lambert, Nishan J Vartanian, Rebecca B Roberts, Bob Willem Leenen, Jonathan D Buck and Robert A Bruggeworth.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of MSA Safety?

Shares of MSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of MSA Safety own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MSA Safety investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Jabil (JBL), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and General Electric (GE).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend: 11/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/10/2024
• Last Earnings: 2/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Today: 3/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrial Products
• Industry: Surgical appliances & supplies
• Sub-Industry: Office Services & Supplies
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MSA
• CIK: 66570
• Web: www.msasafety.com
• Phone: (724) 776-8600
• Fax: 724-967-3326
• Employees: 5,100
• Year Founded: 1914

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $197.00
• High Stock Price Target: $215.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $175.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $7.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.84
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $284.97 million
• Net Margins: 15.76%
• Pretax Margin: 20.74%
• Return on Equity: 28.64%
• Return on Assets: 13.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.42
• Current Ratio: 2.79
• Quick Ratio: 1.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.47
• Cash Flow: $9.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.95
• Book Value: $29.04 per share
• Price / Book: 5.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,252,000
• Free Float: 36,818,000
• Market Cap: $6.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.00