DA Davidson Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) Stock

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Get Free Report) had its price target increased by analysts at DA Davidson from $183.00 to $203.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a "buy" rating on the industrial products company's stock. DA Davidson's price target would suggest a potential upside of 14.81% from the stock's current price. DA Davidson also issued estimates for MSA Safety Incorporporated's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.90 EPS.

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

MSA Safety Incorporporated Price Performance

MSA stock traded down $0.69 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $176.81. 139,640 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 177,006. The company has a market cap of $6.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.39 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a current ratio of 2.94. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $167.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $159.46. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 52-week low of $127.86 and a 52-week high of $194.21.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.09. The company 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 company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.61 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that MSA Safety Incorporporated will post 8.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at MSA Safety Incorporporated

In other MSA Safety Incorporporated news, Chairman Nishan J. Vartanian sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.32, for a total transaction of $4,839,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 35,401 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,710,889.32. This represents a 45.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of MSA Safety Incorporporated

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bayforest Capital Ltd increased its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 3,400.0% in the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 175 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 39.4% in 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 stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 54.4% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 281 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 115.4% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 293 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 682 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $100,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. 92.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About MSA Safety Incorporporated

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.