MSA Safety (MSA) Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MSA Safety in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MSA shares.
View MSA analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.

3 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for MSA Safety's shares. Their MSA share price forecasts range from $170.00 to $196.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $183.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.1% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for MSA or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.

MSA Safety's stock was trading at $144.19 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, MSA shares have increased by 9.3% and is now trading at $157.65.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
View our MSA earnings forecast.

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.37. The industrial products company had revenue of $447 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $421.14 million. MSA Safety had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.28% and a net margin of 0.80%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.29 EPS.

MSA Safety declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 16th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Sunday, September 10th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 15th.
Read our dividend analysis for MSA.

ETFs with the largest weight of MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) stock in their portfolio include ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL), Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (FIXT), Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (FEMA), ProShares Russell US Dividend Growers ETF (TMDV), Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (XMLV), First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR), First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV) and ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF (SIXL).

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.19%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 52 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 587.50%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, MSA will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.11% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for MSA.

19 employees have rated MSA Safety Chief Executive Officer Nishan Vartanian on Glassdoor.com. Nishan Vartanian has an approval rating of 88% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MSA Safety investors own include Medtronic (MDT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Ecolab (ECL), Lancaster Colony (LANC), Lowe's Companies (LOW), McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), AbbVie (ABBV) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX).

MSA Safety trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MSA."

Shares of MSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

One share of MSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $157.65.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion and generates $1.53 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $179.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.32 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 5,000 workers across the globe.

MSA Safety's mailing address is 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA, 16066. The official website for the company is www.msasafety.com. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at (724) 776-8600, via email at elyse.lorenzato@msasafety.com, or via fax at 724-967-3326.