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MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$194.30 +0.34 (+0.17%)
Closing price 08/7/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$194.24 -0.06 (-0.03%)
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About MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock (NYSE:MSA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$189.27
$196.33
50-Day Range
$156.96
$194.30
52-Week Range
$151.10
$208.92
Volume
471,447 shs
Average Volume
293,052 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.50 billion
P/E Ratio
24.17
Dividend Yield
1.11%
Price Target
$211.33
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures and supplies a wide range of safety products designed to protect workers in hazardous environments. The company’s offerings span personal protective equipment such as industrial helmets, face shields, protective clothing and fall protection devices, as well as fixed and portable gas detection and monitoring systems. MSA’s products are used in industries including oil and gas, mining, construction, fire service, and chemical processing to guard against risks such as gas leaks, impacts, flame exposure and falls from height.

Key product lines include self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and air-purifying respirators, gas detectors and sensors, head and face protection, and fall arrest systems. The company also provides calibration, repair and inspection services to ensure that safety equipment remains compliant with industry standards and performs reliably in critical situations. MSA’s technological expertise extends to advanced alarms, wireless connectivity and data analytics, enabling customers to monitor workplace safety in real time.

Founded in 1914 as the Miners’ Safety Appliance Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, MSA Safety has grown into a global enterprise with headquarters in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. It operates manufacturing facilities, research and development centers and service hubs across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. This worldwide footprint enables MSA to tailor its solutions to local regulatory requirements while delivering consistent quality and support.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Chris O. Blaise, MSA Safety continues to invest in innovation, sustainability and strategic partnerships. The company’s management team emphasizes research and development to address emerging workplace hazards and to advance safety technology, reinforcing MSA’s long-standing commitment to protecting people and property around the globe.

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MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

MSA MarketRank™: 

MSA Safety Incorporporated scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 657 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MSA Safety Incorporporated has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for MSA Safety Incorporporated is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MSA Safety Incorporporated has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for MSA Safety Incorporporated are expected to grow by 8.67% in the coming year, from $9.23 to $10.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 24.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.33.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 24.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.58.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    MSA Safety Incorporporated has a P/B Ratio of 5.36. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.65% of the float of MSA Safety Incorporporated has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MSA Safety Incorporporated has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.65.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MSA Safety Incorporporated has recently decreased by 1.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    MSA Safety Incorporporated pays a meaningful dividend of 1.11%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    MSA Safety Incorporporated has been increasing its dividend for 56 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 26.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, MSA Safety Incorporporated will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.54% 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.
  • News Sentiment

    MSA Safety Incorporporated has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for MSA Safety Incorporporated this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, MSA Safety Incorporporated insiders have sold 26.00% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $71,093.00 in company stock and sold $89,579.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.70% of the stock of MSA Safety Incorporporated is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.51% 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.
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MSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MSA Safety Incorporporated's stock was trading at $160.24 at the start of the year. Since then, MSA stock has increased by 21.3% and is now trading at $194.2950.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.26. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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MSA Safety Incorporporated's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 26th 2026, which permits the company to buy back $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 6.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Top institutional shareholders of MSA Safety Incorporporated include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.26%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.05%), Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. (0.03%) and Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Nishan J Vartanian, Stephanie L Sciullo, Rebecca B Roberts, Julie A Beck and Jonathan D Buck.
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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.

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

Record date for 6/10 Dividend
5/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend
5/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/10/2026
Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Today
8/09/2026
Record date for 9/10 Dividend
8/14/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend
8/14/2026
Dividend Payable
9/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Machinery
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
Current Symbol
NYSE:MSA
CIK
66570
Employees
5,300
Year Founded
1914

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$235.00
Low Price Target
$180.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.04
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.17
Forward P/E Ratio
21.05
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$278.92 million
Net Margins
16.13%
Pretax Margin
21.07%
Return on Equity
25.13%
Return on Assets
13.24%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.42
Current Ratio
3.24
Quick Ratio
2.02

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.95 billion
Price / Sales
3.85
Cash Flow
$9.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.82
Book Value
$36.24 per share
Price / Book
5.36

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
38,578,000
Free Float
38,308,000
Market Cap
$7.50 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NYSE:MSA) was last updated on 8/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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