NYSE:MSA - MSA Safety Stock Price, Forecast & News

MSA Safety's stock was trading at $106.97 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MSA shares have decreased by 10.3% and is now trading at $95.98. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

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.

MSA Safety is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for MSA Safety.

MSA Safety Inc (NYSE:MSA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 19th. The industrial products company reported $1.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.08. The industrial products company earned $375.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $382.60 million. MSA Safety had a net margin of 9.73% and a return on equity of 27.04%. MSA Safety's revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.27 EPS. View MSA Safety's earnings history.

MSA Safety announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. View MSA Safety's dividend history.

3 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for MSA Safety's stock. Their forecasts range from $113.00 to $150.00. On average, they anticipate MSA Safety's stock price to reach $131.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for MSA Safety.

Media coverage about MSA stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. MSA Safety earned a news impact score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutMSA Safety.

MSA Safety saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,874,500 shares, an increase of 35.8% from the February 27th total of 1,380,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 197,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 9.5 days. Currently, 5.2% of the company's stock are sold short. View MSA Safety's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MSA Safety investors own include Lancaster Colony (LANC), Medtronic (MDT), PepsiCo (PEP), 3M (MMM), AFLAC (AFL), Ecolab (ECL), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Mcdonald's (MCD), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Automatic Data Processing (ADP).

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

MSA Safety's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (5.88%), Champlain Investment Partners LLC (3.17%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.31%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.13%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.74%) and UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (1.67%). Company insiders that own MSA Safety stock include Bob Willem Leenen, Diane M Pearse, Douglas K Mcclaine, John T Ryan III, Kenneth D Krause, Kerry M Bove, L Edward Shaw Jr, Randall Killeen, Steven C Sr Blanco and William M Lambert. View institutional ownership trends for MSA Safety.

MSA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and GW&K Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold MSA Safety company stock in the last year include Bob Willem Leenen, Diane M Pearse, Douglas K Mcclaine, John T Ryan III, Kenneth D Krause, L Edward Shaw Jr, Steven C Sr Blanco, and William M Lambert. View insider buying and selling activity for MSA Safety.

MSA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Champlain Investment Partners LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., WCM Investment Management LLC, and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for 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.

One share of MSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $95.98.

MSA Safety has a market capitalization of $3.73 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. View additional information about MSA Safety.

The official website for MSA Safety is http://www.msasafety.com/.

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]