NYSE:MSA MSA Safety (MSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $173.36 +0.54 (+0.31%) (As of 10/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About MSA Safety Stock (NYSE:MSA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get MSA Safety alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$173.26▼$175.0750-Day Range$167.79▼$184.6852-Week Range$147.35▼$200.60Volume83,718 shsAverage Volume151,552 shsMarket Capitalization$6.83 billionP/E Ratio25.20Dividend Yield1.18%Price Target$215.00Consensus RatingStrong Buy Company OverviewMSA 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. 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Analyst's Opinion2.8 / 5Analyst RatingStrong Buy Consensus RatingMSA Safety has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageMSA Safety has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about MSA Safety's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth7.74% Earnings GrowthEarnings for MSA Safety are expected to grow by 7.74% in the coming year, from $7.75 to $8.35 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of MSA Safety is 25.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MSA Safety is 25.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.53.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMSA Safety has a P/B Ratio of 7.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about MSA Safety's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.78% of the float of MSA Safety has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMSA Safety has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MSA Safety has recently increased by 12.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMSA Safety pays a meaningful dividend of 1.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMSA Safety has been increasing its dividend for 55 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MSA Safety is 30.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, MSA Safety will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.43% next year. This indicates that MSA Safety will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about MSA Safety's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.6 / 5Environmental Score-2.01 Percentage of Shares Shorted0.78% of the float of MSA Safety has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMSA Safety has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MSA Safety has recently increased by 12.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.96 News SentimentMSA Safety has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for MSA Safety this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for MSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added MSA Safety to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $745,605.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.20% of the stock of MSA Safety is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.51% of the stock of MSA Safety is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about MSA Safety's insider trading history. Receive MSA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSA Safety and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MSA Stock News HeadlinesColombian Superintendent of Finance Issues Notice of Public Tender Offer for Mineros Shares, Halts Trading on Colombia Stock ExchangeOctober 16 at 10:44 PM | finance.yahoo.comMSA Safety (MSA) Set to Announce Earnings on WednesdayOctober 16 at 3:23 AM | americanbankingnews.comUnlock the Secret to Earning Consistent Income from Stocks Under $30!Are you ready to transform your investment strategy and generate a steady monthly income? We’re excited to offer you our exclusive report, "Options Trading Strategy: 2 (Surprisingly) Low-Cost Stocks Primed for Generating Monthly Income," FREE!October 17, 2024 | Darwin (Ad)MSA Safety Schedules Third Quarter 2024 Earnings CallOctober 10, 2024 | prnewswire.comPetrofac secures contract from Marathon Oil in Equatorial GuineaOctober 9, 2024 | msn.com1 Dividend King Up 4,360% Since 2000 to Add to Your Portfolio for a Lifetime of Passive IncomeOctober 5, 2024 | fool.comMSA Safety: The Safe Move Here Is A DowngradeSeptember 29, 2024 | seekingalpha.comUS to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California growers aren't happySeptember 25, 2024 | msn.comSee More Headlines MSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MSA shares performed this year? MSA Safety's stock was trading at $168.83 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MSA shares have increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $173.36. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were MSA Safety's earnings last quarter? MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The industrial products company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.04. The industrial products company earned $462.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $461.30 million. MSA Safety had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.64% and a net margin of 14.97%. Who are MSA Safety's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of MSA Safety include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.48%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC (0.34%), Perpetual Ltd (0.12%) and Fruth Investment Management (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include William M Lambert, Nishan J Vartanian, Rebecca B Roberts, Bob Willem Leenen, Jonathan D Buck, Robert A Bruggeworth and John T Ryan III. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Last Earnings7/24/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/15/2024Dividend Payable9/10/2024Today10/17/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)10/23/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorIndustrial Products Industry Surgical appliances & supplies Sub-IndustryOffice Services & Supplies Current SymbolNYSE:MSA CUSIP60272010 CIK66570 Webwww.msasafety.com Phone(724) 776-8600Fax724-967-3326Employees5,100Year Founded1914Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$215.00 High Stock Price Target$215.00 Low Stock Price Target$215.00 Potential Upside/Downside+24.0%Consensus RatingStrong Buy Rating Score (0-4)3.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$6.75 Trailing P/E Ratio25.20 Forward P/E Ratio22.37 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$58.58 million Net Margins14.97% Pretax Margin19.64% Return on Equity30.64% Return on Assets13.43% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.55 Current Ratio2.45 Quick Ratio1.54 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.82 billion Price / Sales3.76 Cash Flow$8.63 per share Price / Cash Flow20.10 Book Value$24.50 per share Price / Book7.08Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares39,382,000Free Float36,913,000Market Cap$6.83 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.99 Social Links 10 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy NowMarketBeat just released its list of 10 cheap stocks that have been overlooked by the market and may be seriously undervalued. 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