DA Davidson Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for MSA

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for MSA Safety Incorporporated in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.76 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.92. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $203.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety Incorporporated's current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for MSA Safety Incorporporated's FY2025 earnings at $7.90 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $182.00 price target on the stock. B. Riley restated a "buy" rating and issued a $195.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $166.00 price target on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report on Monday, May 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $189.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Trading Up 1.8%

MSA stock traded up $3.16 during trading on Thursday, hitting $180.03. The company had a trading volume of 234,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 176,291. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.83 and a beta of 0.95. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 52-week low of $127.86 and a 52-week high of $193.22. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $167.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $421.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $402.60 million. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a net margin of 15.77% and a return on equity of 27.65%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.61 earnings per share.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were given a $0.53 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.18%. This is a boost from MSA Safety Incorporporated's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. MSA Safety Incorporporated's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.24%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Chairman Nishan J. Vartanian sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chairman owned 35,401 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,710,889.32. This trade represents a 45.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of MSA. Champlain Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 99.2% in the 4th quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,354,310 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $224,504,000 after acquiring an additional 674,560 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in the 4th quarter valued at $72,693,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 31.5% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,131,515 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $187,573,000 after acquiring an additional 271,264 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in MSA Safety Incorporporated in the 4th quarter valued at $43,689,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 554.3% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 284,552 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $47,170,000 after buying an additional 241,061 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.51% of the company's stock.

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.