Does the media refer more to DCI or MSA?

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated had 1 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated and 2 mentions for Donaldson. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Donaldson's score of 1.07 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Donaldson 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MSA Safety Incorporporated 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer MSA or GGG?

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated and MSA Safety Incorporporated both had 3 articles in the media. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat MSA Safety Incorporporated's score of 1.23 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MSA Safety Incorporporated 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Graco 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Does the media favor MSA or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 3 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 1.06 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MSA Safety Incorporporated 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingersoll Rand 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor ITT or MSA?

In the previous week, ITT had 4 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ITT and 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat ITT's score of 1.01 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ITT 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MSA Safety Incorporporated 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor AVY or MSA?

In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 8 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Avery Dennison and 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Avery Dennison's score of 0.41 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avery Dennison 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MSA Safety Incorporporated 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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MSA vs. DCI, GGG, IR, ITT, and AVY

Should you buy MSA Safety Incorporporated stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares MSA Safety Incorporporated with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with MSA Safety Incorporporated include Donaldson (DCI), Graco (GGG), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), and Avery Dennison (AVY).

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Donaldson?

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated had 1 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated and 2 mentions for Donaldson. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Donaldson's score of 1.07 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donaldson	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MSA Safety Incorporporated	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $97.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.56%. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus price target of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.55%. Given MSA Safety Incorporporated's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MSA Safety Incorporporated is more favorable than Donaldson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Donaldson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
MSA Safety Incorporporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Donaldson has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Donaldson has higher revenue and earnings than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donaldson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Donaldson	$3.69B	2.80	$367M	$3.72	24.00
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.87B	3.47	$278.92M	$7.40	22.80

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a net margin of 15.16% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 11.52%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.17% beat MSA Safety Incorporporated's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donaldson	11.52%	29.17%	14.98%
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Donaldson pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and MSA Safety Incorporporated has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years.

Summary

MSA Safety Incorporporated beats Donaldson on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Graco?

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) and Graco (NYSE:GGG) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to MSA Safety Incorporporated's net margin of 15.16%. MSA Safety Incorporporated's return on equity of 24.54% beat Graco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%
Graco	22.96%	18.66%	15.22%

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Graco has higher revenue and earnings than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.87B	3.47	$278.92M	$7.40	22.80
Graco	$2.24B	5.48	$521.84M	$3.07	24.06

MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MSA Safety Incorporporated has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years and Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years.

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated and MSA Safety Incorporporated both had 3 articles in the media. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat MSA Safety Incorporporated's score of 1.23 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSA Safety Incorporporated	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

MSA Safety Incorporporated presently has a consensus price target of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Graco has a consensus price target of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.63%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than MSA Safety Incorporporated.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSA Safety Incorporporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

Graco beats MSA Safety Incorporporated on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Ingersoll Rand?

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a net margin of 15.16% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.54%. MSA Safety Incorporporated's return on equity of 24.54% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%
Ingersoll Rand	7.54%	12.79%	7.16%

MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MSA Safety Incorporporated has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years. MSA Safety Incorporporated is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

MSA Safety Incorporporated currently has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $92.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.14%. Given MSA Safety Incorporporated's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MSA Safety Incorporporated is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSA Safety Incorporporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 3 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 1.06 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSA Safety Incorporporated	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.87B	3.47	$278.92M	$7.40	22.80
Ingersoll Rand	$7.65B	4.02	$581.40M	$1.48	53.05

92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats MSA Safety Incorporporated on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to ITT?

ITT (NYSE:ITT) and MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a net margin of 15.16% compared to ITT's net margin of 10.80%. MSA Safety Incorporporated's return on equity of 24.54% beat ITT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITT	10.80%	16.83%	8.61%
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%

ITT has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. ITT pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ITT has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and MSA Safety Incorporporated has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years. MSA Safety Incorporporated is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

ITT presently has a consensus target price of $234.42, suggesting a potential upside of 20.71%. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Given ITT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ITT is more favorable than MSA Safety Incorporporated.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
MSA Safety Incorporporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

In the previous week, ITT had 4 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ITT and 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat ITT's score of 1.01 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MSA Safety Incorporporated	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of ITT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

ITT has higher revenue and earnings than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ITT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ITT	$3.94B	4.41	$488M	$5.67	34.25
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.87B	3.47	$278.92M	$7.40	22.80

Summary

ITT beats MSA Safety Incorporporated on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Avery Dennison?

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) and MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

94.2% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Avery Dennison presently has a consensus target price of $200.38, suggesting a potential upside of 25.82%. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Given Avery Dennison's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avery Dennison is more favorable than MSA Safety Incorporporated.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avery Dennison	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
MSA Safety Incorporporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a net margin of 15.16% compared to Avery Dennison's net margin of 7.66%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.69% beat MSA Safety Incorporporated's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avery Dennison	7.66%	33.69%	8.57%
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%

Avery Dennison has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Avery Dennison pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Avery Dennison has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and MSA Safety Incorporporated has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 8 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Avery Dennison and 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Avery Dennison's score of 0.41 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avery Dennison	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MSA Safety Incorporporated	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Avery Dennison has higher revenue and earnings than MSA Safety Incorporporated. Avery Dennison is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSA Safety Incorporporated, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avery Dennison	$8.86B	1.38	$688M	$8.87	17.95
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.87B	3.47	$278.92M	$7.40	22.80

Summary

Avery Dennison beats MSA Safety Incorporporated on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	MSA Safety Incorporporated	PROTECTION Industry	Industrials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$6.59B	$3.26B	$9.46B	$23.46B
Dividend Yield	1.27%	1.84%	3.54%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	22.80	19.94	26.74	31.06
Price / Sales	3.47	4.56	2,079.45	19.75
Price / Cash	17.42	28.04	27.28	18.64
Price / Book	4.85	3.48	4.46	4.77
Net Income	$278.92M	$110.47M	$791.21M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-2.02%	-4.69%	-1.57%	-0.56%
1 Month Performance	5.48%	2.83%	0.16%	-0.11%
1 Year Performance	-2.41%	-19.88%	15.26%	16.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated	4.8138 of 5 stars	$168.71 -1.1%	$200.00 +18.6%	-1.1%	$6.59B	$1.87B	22.80	5,300	Positive News
DCI Donaldson	4.6032 of 5 stars	$91.37 +2.6%	$97.83 +7.1%	+26.3%	$10.33B	$3.69B	24.56	15,000	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
GGG Graco	4.9287 of 5 stars	$75.63 +0.5%	$94.25 +24.6%	-15.6%	$12.49B	$2.24B	24.64	4,400	Positive News
IR Ingersoll Rand	4.1549 of 5 stars	$80.62 +0.0%	$92.75 +15.0%	-11.3%	$31.54B	$7.65B	54.47	21,000	Positive News
ITT ITT	4.6613 of 5 stars	$190.09 +1.8%	$234.91 +23.6%	+23.2%	$16.70B	$3.94B	33.53	11,600	Positive News

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MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Competitors

MSA vs. DCI, GGG, IR, ITT, and AVY

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Donaldson?

Does the media refer more to DCI or MSA?

Do analysts recommend DCI or MSA?

Which has more volatility and risk, DCI or MSA?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DCI or MSA?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DCI or MSA?

Is DCI or MSA more profitable?

Is DCI or MSA a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Graco?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MSA or GGG?

Is MSA or GGG more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, MSA or GGG?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MSA or GGG?

Is MSA or GGG a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer MSA or GGG?

Do analysts recommend MSA or GGG?

Summary

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Ingersoll Rand?

Is MSA or IR more profitable?

Is MSA or IR a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend MSA or IR?

Does the media favor MSA or IR?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MSA or IR?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MSA or IR?

Which has more risk & volatility, MSA or IR?

Summary

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to ITT?

Is ITT or MSA more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, ITT or MSA?

Is ITT or MSA a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate ITT or MSA?

Does the media favor ITT or MSA?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ITT or MSA?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ITT or MSA?

Summary

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Avery Dennison?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVY or MSA?

Do analysts rate AVY or MSA?

Is AVY or MSA more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, AVY or MSA?

Is AVY or MSA a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor AVY or MSA?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AVY or MSA?

Summary

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