NYSE:MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $176.81 -0.69 (-0.39%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$176.50 -0.31 (-0.18%) As of 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock (NYSE:MSA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get MSA alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$174.79▼$177.3050-Day Range$157.49▼$177.3752-Week Range$127.86▼$194.21Volume139,640 shsAverage Volume177,006 shsMarket Capitalization$6.95 billionP/E Ratio24.39Dividend Yield1.20%Price Target$189.20Consensus RatingHold Company Overview 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. The company's core product offerings include fixed gas and flame detection systems, such as gas detection monitoring systems, and flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors; breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus; hand-held portable gas detection instruments to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air; industrial head protection products; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems. In addition, the company offers air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. It serves distributors and end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. The company offers its products under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Read More MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreMSA MarketRank™: MSA Safety Incorporporated scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 179 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMSA Safety Incorporporated has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageMSA Safety Incorporporated has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.06% Earnings GrowthEarnings for MSA Safety Incorporporated are expected to grow by 9.06% in the coming year, from $8.06 to $8.79 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 24.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.77.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 24.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.62.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMSA Safety Incorporporated has a P/B Ratio of 6.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted3.50% of the float of MSA Safety Incorporporated has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMSA Safety Incorporporated has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MSA Safety Incorporporated has recently increased by 19.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMSA Safety Incorporporated pays a meaningful dividend of 1.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMSA Safety Incorporporated has been increasing its dividend for 56 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 29.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, MSA Safety Incorporporated will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.12% next year. This indicates that MSA Safety Incorporporated will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.6 / 5Environmental Score-2.01 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.50% of the float of MSA Safety Incorporporated has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMSA Safety Incorporporated has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MSA Safety Incorporporated has recently increased by 19.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.5 / 5News Sentiment1.38 News SentimentMSA Safety Incorporporated has a news sentiment score of 1.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for MSA Safety Incorporporated this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for MSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added MSA Safety Incorporporated to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, MSA Safety Incorporporated insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,839,600.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.70% of the stock of MSA Safety Incorporporated is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.51% of the stock of MSA Safety Incorporporated is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's insider trading history. Receive MSA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSA Safety Incorporporated and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MSA Stock News HeadlinesMSA Safety Schedules Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference CallJuly 21 at 4:30 PM | prnewswire.comStifel Initiates Coverage of MSA Safety (MSA) with Hold RecommendationJuly 17, 2025 | msn.comElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. While D.C. scrambles to regain control, one overlooked IRS “backdoor” still allows retirement savers to protect their wealth — penalty-free and tax-free. A free 2025 guide reveals how to use it before it’s too late.July 24 at 2:00 AM | Priority Gold (Ad)MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on WednesdayJuly 16, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comMSA Safety Incorporated (MSA) - Yahoo FinanceJuly 1, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comMSA - MSA Safety Inc Executives - MorningstarJune 28, 2025 | morningstar.comMReflecting On Safety & Security Services Stocks’ Q1 Earnings: Brink's (NYSE:BCO)June 13, 2025 | msn.comSafety & Security Services Stocks Q1 In Review: MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) Vs PeersJune 12, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines MSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MSA shares performed this year? MSA Safety Incorporporated's stock was trading at $165.77 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MSA stock has increased by 6.7% and is now trading at $176.8140. How were MSA Safety Incorporporated's earnings last quarter? MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.09. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are MSA Safety Incorporporated's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of MSA Safety Incorporporated include Aberdeen Group plc (0.56%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.51%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC (0.35%) and Argent Capital Management LLC (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include William M Lambert, Nishan J Vartanian, Rebecca B Roberts, Bob Willem Leenen, Jonathan D Buck and Robert A Bruggeworth. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated? Shares of MSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of MSA Safety Incorporporated own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MSA Safety Incorporporated investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Jabil (JBL), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and GE Aerospace (GE). Company Calendar Last Earnings4/29/2025Record date for 6/10 Dividend5/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend5/15/2025Dividend Payable6/10/2025Today7/24/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/04/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorIndustrials Industry PROTECTION - SFTY Sub-IndustryOffice Services & Supplies Current SymbolNYSE:MSA CIK66570 Webwww.msasafety.com Phone(724) 776-8600Fax724-967-3326Employees5,200Year Founded1914Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for MSA Safety Incorporporated$189.20 High Price Target$203.00 Low Price Target$166.00 Potential Upside/Downside+7.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.40 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$7.25 Trailing P/E Ratio24.39 Forward P/E Ratio21.94 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$284.97 million Net Margins15.77% Pretax Margin20.78% Return on Equity27.65% Return on Assets13.77% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.40 Current Ratio2.94 Quick Ratio1.84 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.81 billion Price / Sales3.84 Cash Flow$9.41 per share Price / Cash Flow18.80 Book Value$28.99 per share Price / Book6.10Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares39,310,000Free Float39,031,000Market Cap$6.95 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.95 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy stocks are roaring. 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