NYSE:MSAMSA Safety Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding MSA Safety Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $124.54 -0.29 (-0.23 %) (As of 05/28/2020 11:18 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$123.83Now: $124.54▼$126.7750-Day Range$95.60MA: $110.35▼$122.4152-Week Range$83.57Now: $124.54▼$142.34Volume5,561 shsAverage Volume282,724 shsMarket Capitalization$4.84 billionP/E Ratio31.21Dividend Yield1.43%Beta1.08 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures in the oil, gas, petrochemical, fire service, construction, utilities, and mining industries worldwide. It operates through Americas and International segments. The company's core product offerings include permanently installed fixed gas and flame detection instruments, such as permanently installed gas detection monitoring systems, and flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors, as well as replacement components and related services to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air. Its core product offerings also consist of breathing apparatus products, such as self-contained breathing apparatus, face masks, and respirators; hand-held portable gas detection instruments; industrial head protection products; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fall protection equipment comprising confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and lifelines. In addition, the company offers respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. It serves distributors, and industrial or military end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. The company was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingMSA Safety has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $131.50, MSA Safety has a potential upside of 6.0% from its current price of $124.02.Amount of Analyst CoverageMSA Safety has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesMSA Safety has received 269 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMSA Safety has received 278 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMSA Safety has received 50.82% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about MSA Safety and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MSA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MSA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 5.0 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipMSA Safety is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.43%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMSA Safety has been increasing its dividend for 48 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MSA Safety is 35.83 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, MSA Safety will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.47 % next year. This indicates that MSA Safety will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, MSA Safety insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,747,574.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 9.12% of the stock of MSA Safety is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions77.84% of the stock of MSA Safety is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for MSA Safety are expected to grow by 11.38% in the coming year, from $4.48 to $4.99 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of MSA Safety is 31.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.88.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MSA Safety is 31.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 19.93.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMSA Safety has a P/B Ratio of 6.73. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.3Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 5.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.09 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Surgical appliances & supplies Sub-IndustryOffice Services & Supplies SectorIndustrial Products Current SymbolNYSE:MSA Previous Symbol CUSIP60272010 CIK66570 Webwww.msasafety.com Phone724-776-8600Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.55 Current Ratio2.66 Quick Ratio1.92Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio31.21 Forward P/E Ratio27.80 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.40 billion Price / Sales3.45 Cash Flow$6.04 per share Price / Cash Flow20.61 Book Value$18.42 per share Price / Book6.76Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.80 Net Income$136.44 million Net Margins11.07% Return on Equity26.77% Return on Assets11.03%Miscellaneous Employees4,800 Outstanding Shares38,850,000Market Cap$4.84 billion Next Earnings Date7/22/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable MSA Rates by TradingView Receive MSA News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) Frequently Asked Questions How has MSA Safety's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? MSA Safety's stock was trading at $106.97 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MSA shares have increased by 15.9% and is now trading at $124.02. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of MSA Safety? 3 Wall Street 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, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for MSA Safety. When is MSA Safety's next earnings date? MSA Safety is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for MSA Safety. How were MSA Safety's earnings last quarter? MSA Safety Inc (NYSE:MSA) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.23. The industrial products company had revenue of $341.15 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $314.57 million. MSA Safety had a return on equity of 26.77% and a net margin of 11.07%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. View MSA Safety's earnings history. How often does MSA Safety pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for MSA Safety? MSA Safety announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This is an increase from MSA Safety's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. View MSA Safety's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for MSA? 3 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for MSA Safety's stock. Their forecasts range from $113.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect MSA Safety's stock price to reach $131.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for MSA Safety. Has MSA Safety been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about MSA stock have trended somewhat negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. MSA Safety earned a media sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutMSA Safety. Are investors shorting MSA Safety? MSA Safety saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,100,000 shares, an increase of 6.1% from the April 30th total of 1,980,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 289,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.3 days. Approximately 5.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View MSA Safety's Current Options Chain. Who are some of MSA Safety's key competitors? Some companies that are related to MSA Safety include Avery Dennison (AVY), Steelcase (SCS), Herman Miller (MLHR), HNI (HNI), Knoll (KNL), ACCO Brands (ACCO), Interface (TILE), Pitney Bowes (PBI), Kimball International (KBAL), CompX International (CIX), NL Industries (NL) and ARC Document Solutions (ARC). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of MSA Safety own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MSA Safety investors own include Medtronic (MDT), Lowe's Companies (LOW), PepsiCo (PEP), Ecolab (ECL), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Lancaster Colony (LANC), Mcdonald's (MCD), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), AbbVie (ABBV) and AFLAC (AFL). Who are MSA Safety's key executives? MSA Safety's management team includes the following people: Mr. Nishan J. Vartanian, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 59)Mr. Kenneth D. Krause, Sr. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 43)Mr. Douglas K. McClaine, Sr. VP, Sec. & Chief Legal Officer (Age 61)Mr. Markus H. Weber, Chief Information Officer & VP (Age 54)Ms. Elyse Lorenzato, Director of Investor Relations What is MSA Safety's stock symbol? MSA Safety trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MSA." Who are MSA Safety's major shareholders? MSA Safety's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (10.35%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (5.89%), APG Asset Management N.V. (5.04%), State Street Corp (4.91%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.28%) and Champlain Investment Partners LLC (2.17%). Company insiders that own MSA Safety stock include Bob Willem Leenen, Diane M Pearse, Douglas K Mcclaine, John T Ryan III, Kenneth D Krause, L Edward Shaw Jr, Randall Killeen, Steven C Sr Blanco and William M Lambert. View institutional ownership trends for MSA Safety. Which major investors are selling MSA Safety stock? MSA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Champlain Investment Partners LLC, State Street Corp, Principal Financial Group Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, BlackRock Inc., Handelsbanken Fonder AB, UBS Group AG, and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold MSA Safety company stock in the last year include Bob Willem Leenen, Diane M Pearse, Douglas K Mcclaine, Kenneth D Krause, and William M Lambert. View insider buying and selling activity for MSA Safety. Which major investors are buying MSA Safety stock? MSA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including APG Asset Management N.V., Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Eaton Vance Management, Geode Capital Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Aviva PLC, and Deutsche Bank AG. View insider buying and selling activity for MSA Safety. How do I buy shares of MSA Safety? Shares of MSA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is MSA Safety's stock price today? One share of MSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $124.02. How big of a company is MSA Safety? MSA Safety has a market capitalization of $4.82 billion and generates $1.40 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $136.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.80 on an earnings per share basis. MSA Safety employs 4,800 workers across the globe. What is MSA Safety's official website? The official website for MSA Safety is www.msasafety.com. How can I contact MSA Safety? MSA Safety's mailing address is 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA, 16066. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 724-776-8600 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 5/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
