MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of MSA Safety in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.61 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $195.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety's current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for MSA Safety's FY2025 earnings at $8.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.90 EPS.
MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.23 by $0.02. MSA Safety had a net margin of 15.76% and a return on equity of 28.64%.
Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on MSA. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of MSA Safety from $190.00 to $175.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a "hold" rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, B. Riley assumed coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. They set a "buy" rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $197.00.
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MSA Safety Stock Performance
MSA Safety stock traded down $0.71 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $158.30. 166,180 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 134,752. MSA Safety has a 12-month low of $153.79 and a 12-month high of $200.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.79. The stock has a market cap of $6.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.96 and a beta of 1.00. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $164.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $170.96.
Institutional Trading of MSA Safety
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 78.4% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 182 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in MSA Safety by 120.6% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 225 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in MSA Safety by 97.6% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 251 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in MSA Safety by 486.0% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in MSA Safety by 81.3% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 330 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.51% of the company's stock.
MSA Safety Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. MSA Safety's payout ratio is 28.29%.
MSA Safety Company Profile
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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.
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