B. Riley Has Positive Forecast for MSA FY2027 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has increased its FY2027 earnings estimate for MSA Safety Incorporated to $9.60 per share, raising its price target to $195.00 and maintaining a "Buy" rating on the stock.
• In its most recent earnings report, MSA Safety beat expectations with $1.93 EPS and revenue of $474.12 million, reflecting a 2.5% increase year-over-year.
• MSA Safety has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share, representing a yield of 1.2%, payable to investors on record by August 15th.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley upped their FY2027 earnings estimates for shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 5th. B. Riley analyst J. Van. Sinderen now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $9.60 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $9.46. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $195.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety Incorporporated's current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for MSA Safety Incorporporated's FY2028 earnings at $10.67 EPS.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $474.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.46 million. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a net margin of 15.15% and a return on equity of 26.03%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.01 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from $183.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. They set a "hold" rating and a $182.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird set a $166.00 price objective on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $189.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE MSA traded up $0.20 on Friday, reaching $177.14. The company had a trading volume of 81,420 shares, compared to its average volume of 204,526. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a current ratio of 3.11. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 1-year low of $127.86 and a 1-year high of $187.41. The company's fifty day moving average is $171.20 and its 200-day moving average is $160.71.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. MSA Safety Incorporporated's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.24%.

Insider Transactions at MSA Safety Incorporporated

In related news, Chairman Nishan J. Vartanian sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.32, for a total value of $4,839,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 35,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,710,889.32. This trade represents a 45.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MSA Safety Incorporporated

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MSA. Bayforest Capital Ltd lifted its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 3,400.0% during the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 175 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 39.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 269 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 54.4% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 281 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 115.4% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 293 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. 92.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MSA Safety Incorporporated 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.

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