What is William Blair's Forecast for MSA Safety Q1 Earnings?

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of MSA Safety in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 18th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.71 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety's current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for MSA Safety's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $1.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.05. MSA Safety had a return on equity of 29.14% and a net margin of 15.16%. The firm had revenue of $432.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $449.95 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.78 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on MSA. B. Riley initiated coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. They set a "buy" rating and a $200.00 price target for the company. DA Davidson assumed coverage on MSA Safety in a report on Thursday. They issued a "buy" rating and a $195.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on MSA Safety in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a "hold" rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $202.50.

MSA Safety Trading Down 1.3 %

NYSE MSA traded down $2.15 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $165.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 720,230 shares, compared to its average volume of 160,112. MSA Safety has a 52 week low of $160.02 and a 52 week high of $200.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 2.68 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The stock has a market cap of $6.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.90 and a beta of 0.99. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $171.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $177.72.

MSA Safety Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. MSA Safety's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.48%.

Institutional Trading of MSA Safety

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MSA. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of MSA Safety by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,691,319 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $299,939,000 after acquiring an additional 40,569 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in MSA Safety by 27.6% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 781,705 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $138,658,000 after purchasing an additional 169,168 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in MSA Safety by 3.0% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 770,641 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $144,642,000 after purchasing an additional 22,366 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 3.2% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 738,951 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $138,695,000 after purchasing an additional 22,979 shares during the period. Finally, Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of MSA Safety by 43.5% during the 3rd quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 440,316 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $78,086,000 after purchasing an additional 133,373 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.51% of the company's stock.

MSA Safety Company Profile

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.