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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $172.55 to $174.99
• 50-Day Range: $168.25 to $180.03
• 52-Week Range: $127.86 to $182.85
• Volume: 163,052 shs
• Average Volume: 261,340 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.79
• Dividend Yield: 1.22%
• Price Target: $189.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MSA Safety Incorporporated scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 183 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MSA Safety Incorporporated has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 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 only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 24.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 222.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 24.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 301.90.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a P/B Ratio of 5.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.70% 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 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MSA Safety Incorporporated has recently increased by 7.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

MSA Safety Incorporporated pays a meaningful dividend of 1.22%, 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 30.24%. 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 24.12% next year. This indicates that MSA Safety Incorporporated will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.01

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.70% 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 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MSA Safety Incorporporated has recently increased by 7.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.66

News Sentiment

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a news sentiment score of 1.66. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for MSA Safety Incorporporated this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added MSA Safety Incorporporated to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 $400,213.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 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.

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 start of the year. Since then, MSA stock has increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $173.7850.

How were MSA Safety Incorporporated's earnings last quarter?

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.17. MSA Safety Incorporporated's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are MSA Safety Incorporporated's major shareholders?

MSA Safety Incorporporated's top institutional investors include GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Nishan J Vartanian, Stephanie L Sciullo, Rebecca B Roberts, Bob Willem Leenen and Jonathan D Buck.
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 Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2025
• Today: 10/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: PROTECTION - SFTY
• Sub-Industry: Office Services & Supplies
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MSA
• CIK: 66570
• Web: www.msasafety.com
• Phone: (724) 776-8600
• Fax: 724-967-3326
• Employees: 5,200
• Year Founded: 1914

Price 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: +8.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $284.97 million
• Net Margins: 15.15%
• Pretax Margin: 20.00%
• Return on Equity: 26.03%
• Return on Assets: 13.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 3.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.76
• Cash Flow: $9.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.54
• Book Value: $28.99 per share
• Price / Book: 5.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,140,000
• Free Float: 38,869,000
• Market Cap: $6.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99