Research Analysts Set Expectations for MSA Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for MSA Safety Incorporated to $1.78, down from a prior forecast of $1.91, while maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $195.00.
• MSA Safety Incorporated recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share, with a yield of 1.2%, scheduled for payment on September 10th.
• The stock's current market cap is $6.99 billion, and it has experienced a 1.2% decline in share price, opening at $177.76 on Thursday.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. B. Riley analyst J. Van. Sinderen now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.78 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.91. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.41 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on MSA. Robert W. Baird set a $166.00 price target on MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen cut MSA Safety Incorporporated from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on MSA Safety Incorporporated from $183.00 to $203.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. They set a "hold" rating and a $182.00 price target on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $189.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of MSA stock opened at $177.76 on Thursday. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 1 year low of $127.86 and a 1 year high of $187.41. The stock has a market cap of $6.99 billion, a PE ratio of 25.36 and a beta of 0.96. The business's fifty day moving average is $170.94 and its 200-day moving average is $160.62. 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 (NYSE:MSA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.17. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a return on equity of 26.01% and a net margin of 15.15%. The firm had revenue of $474.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $446.46 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.01 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 869 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 0.3% in the first quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. now owns 23,136 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,394,000 after acquiring an additional 70 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. raised its stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 54.4% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 281 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 11,765 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,971,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. 92.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 stock was sold at an average price of $161.32, for a total value of $4,839,600.00. Following the transaction, the chairman directly owned 35,401 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,710,889.32. This represents a 45.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. MSA Safety Incorporporated's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.24%.

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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