What is DA Davidson's Estimate for MSA FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• DA Davidson has raised its FY2025 earnings estimate for MSA Safety Incorporated to $8.06 per share, up from the previous estimate of $7.90, maintaining a "Buy" rating and a price target of $203.00.
• MSA Safety's stock experienced a 1.4% decline, with shares opening at $174.54 and a market capitalization of $6.83 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.2%, scheduled for payment on September 10th to investors of record on August 15th.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report issued on Thursday, August 7th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $8.06 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $7.90. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $203.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety Incorporporated's current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (down previously from $200.00) on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird set a $166.00 price target on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. They set a "hold" rating and a $182.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, MSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $189.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Down 1.4%

MSA stock opened at $174.54 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $6.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.90 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 3.11. The business's 50-day moving average is $171.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.71. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a fifty-two week low of $127.86 and a fifty-two week high of $187.41.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $474.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.46 million. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a net margin of 15.15% and a return on equity of 26.03%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.01 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. M&G PLC grew its stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 5,607.2% in the 2nd quarter. M&G PLC now owns 722,251 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $121,338,000 after acquiring an additional 709,596 shares in the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 99.2% in the fourth quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,354,310 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $224,504,000 after purchasing an additional 674,560 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,131,515 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $187,573,000 after purchasing an additional 271,264 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated during the 4th quarter valued at $43,689,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 554.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 241,061 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.51% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at MSA Safety Incorporporated

In other MSA Safety Incorporporated news, Chairman Nishan J. Vartanian sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.32, for a total transaction of $4,839,600.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 35,401 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,710,889.32. The trade was a 45.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a $0.53 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. MSA Safety Incorporporated's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.24%.

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.

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