Does the media refer more to DCI or MSA?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 1 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Donaldson and 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat MSA Safety Incorporporated's score of 1.26 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Donaldson 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MSA Safety Incorporporated 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer MSA or DOV?

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated had 1 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated and 3 mentions for Dover. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Dover's score of 0.59 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dover 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor GGG or MSA?

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated had 1 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated and 3 mentions for Graco. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Graco's score of 0.61 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 Graco 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MSA Safety Incorporporated 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor MSA or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 10 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.84 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingersoll Rand 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to MSA or ITT?

In the previous week, ITT had 4 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ITT and 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat ITT's score of 0.77 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ITT 6 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 (MSA) Competitors

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

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), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), Ingersoll Rand (IR), and ITT (ITT).

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Donaldson?

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

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	$3.81B	2.57	$367M	$3.72	22.73
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.87B	3.35	$278.92M	$7.40	22.01

Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $97.83, indicating a potential upside of 15.70%. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus price target of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.82%. Given MSA Safety Incorporporated's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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.

In the previous week, Donaldson had 1 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Donaldson and 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat MSA Safety Incorporporated's score of 1.26 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donaldson	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MSA Safety Incorporporated	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Donaldson has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

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%

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson 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.

Summary

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

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Dover?

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

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated had 1 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated and 3 mentions for Dover. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Dover's score of 0.59 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dover	1 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 presently has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.82%. Dover has a consensus target price of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 7.09%. Given MSA Safety Incorporporated's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe MSA Safety Incorporporated is more favorable than Dover.

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
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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 and Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dover, 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	3.35	$278.92M	$7.40	22.01
Dover	$8.09B	3.73	$1.09B	$8.02	27.93

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a net margin of 15.16% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. MSA Safety Incorporporated's return on equity of 24.54% beat Dover's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%

Summary

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

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Graco?

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

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
Graco	$2.24B	5.51	$521.84M	$3.07	24.20
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.87B	3.35	$278.92M	$7.40	22.01

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated had 1 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated and 3 mentions for Graco. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Graco's score of 0.61 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
Graco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MSA Safety Incorporporated	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
Graco	22.96%	18.66%	15.22%
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%

Graco currently has a consensus target price of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 26.85%. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.82%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than MSA Safety Incorporporated.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
MSA Safety Incorporporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Graco pays out 38.4% 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. Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and MSA Safety Incorporporated has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years.

Graco has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Graco beats MSA Safety Incorporporated on 11 of the 18 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

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 increased 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.

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 10 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.84 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

MSA Safety Incorporporated currently has a consensus price target of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.82%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $92.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.66%. Given MSA Safety Incorporporated's higher possible upside, 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

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

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

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%

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	3.35	$278.92M	$7.40	22.01
Ingersoll Rand	$7.65B	3.93	$581.40M	$1.48	51.94

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?

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

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
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%
ITT	10.80%	16.83%	8.61%

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, ITT had 4 more articles in the media than MSA Safety Incorporporated. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ITT and 4 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat ITT's score of 0.77 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ITT	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of ITT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers 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
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.87B	3.35	$278.92M	$7.40	22.01
ITT	$4.24B	4.10	$488M	$5.67	34.28

MSA Safety Incorporporated presently has a consensus price target of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.82%. ITT has a consensus price target of $234.91, suggesting a potential upside of 20.84%. Given MSA Safety Incorporporated's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe MSA Safety Incorporporated is more favorable than ITT.

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
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITT pays out 27.2% 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. MSA Safety Incorporporated has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years and ITT has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. MSA Safety Incorporporated is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

ITT beats MSA Safety Incorporporated on 10 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	$6.29B	$3.20B	$9.60B	$23.13B
Dividend Yield	1.31%	2.50%	3.54%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	22.01	20.25	25.76	31.08
Price / Sales	3.35	4.46	4,861.55	20.72
Price / Cash	16.78	26.97	27.85	18.65
Price / Book	4.68	3.33	4.63	4.65
Net Income	$278.92M	$106.44M	$793.53M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.26%	-1.17%	-0.07%	-1.04%
1 Month Performance	-4.73%	-8.66%	0.18%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	-2.14%	-21.39%	25.08%	24.25%

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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	4.9631 of 5 stars	$162.84 -0.7%	$200.00 +22.8%	-0.5%	$6.29B	$1.87B	22.01	5,300	Positive News
DCI Donaldson	4.731 of 5 stars	$86.43 +0.0%	$97.83 +13.2%	+26.1%	$10.01B	$3.69B	23.23	15,000	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
DOV Dover	3.37 of 5 stars	$220.83 +1.6%	$239.85 +8.6%	+31.2%	$29.28B	$8.09B	27.53	24,000
GGG Graco	4.8976 of 5 stars	$75.19 +0.8%	$94.25 +25.3%	-10.0%	$12.38B	$2.24B	24.49	4,400
IR Ingersoll Rand	4.5803 of 5 stars	$76.77 +3.7%	$92.75 +20.8%	-3.1%	$28.96B	$7.65B	51.87	21,000	Analyst Revision

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MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Competitors

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

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Donaldson?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DCI or MSA?

Do analysts prefer DCI or MSA?

Is DCI or MSA a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to DCI or MSA?

Which has more risk and volatility, DCI or MSA?

Is DCI or MSA more profitable?

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

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How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Dover?

Does the media prefer MSA or DOV?

Do analysts prefer MSA or DOV?

Is MSA or DOV a better dividend stock?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, MSA or DOV?

Which has more volatility & risk, MSA or DOV?

Is MSA or DOV more profitable?

Summary

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Graco?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GGG or MSA?

Does the media favor GGG or MSA?

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

Is GGG or MSA more profitable?

Do analysts prefer GGG or MSA?

Is GGG or MSA a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, GGG or MSA?

Summary

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to Ingersoll Rand?

Is MSA or IR a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor MSA or IR?

Do analysts rate MSA or IR?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, MSA or IR?

Is MSA or IR more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, MSA or IR?

Summary

How does MSA Safety Incorporporated compare to ITT?

Is MSA or ITT more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, MSA or ITT?

Does the media refer more to MSA or ITT?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, MSA or ITT?

Do analysts recommend MSA or ITT?

Is MSA or ITT a better dividend stock?

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