MSA Safety (MSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $157.49 -1.55 (-0.98%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$157.53 +0.04 (+0.03%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MSA Safety Short Interest DataMSA Safety (MSA) has a short interest of 751,700 shares, representing 2.04% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 22.11% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, indicating that it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 181,576 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest751,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest615,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+22.11%Dollar Volume Sold Short$117.96 millionShort Interest Ratio3.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares39,306,000 sharesFloat Size36,790,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.04%Today's Trading Volume342,226 sharesAverage Trading Volume181,576 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average188% Short Selling MSA Safety? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for MSA Safety and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMSA Short Interest Over TimeMSA Days to Cover Over TimeMSA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time MSA Safety Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/2025751,700 shares $117.96 million +22.1%2.0%3.4 $156.92 4/15/2025615,600 shares $87.90 million +23.4%1.7%3.1 $142.79 3/31/2025499,000 shares $73.13 million +14.9%1.4%2.8 $146.55 3/15/2025434,200 shares $65.31 million +4.1%1.2%2.5 $150.42 2/28/2025417,200 shares $68.35 million +21.1%1.1%2.5 $163.83 2/15/2025344,600 shares $54.54 million +3.4%0.9%2 $158.28 1/31/2025333,300 shares $54.89 million -9.7%0.9%2 $164.69 1/15/2025369,000 shares $60.10 million -9.3%1.0%2 $162.87 12/31/2024406,800 shares $67.44 million +19.5%1.1%2.2 $165.77 12/15/2024340,500 shares $59.39 million +9.5%0.9%1.9 $174.41 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MSA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for MSA Safety and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/2024311,100 shares $54.07 million -10.1%0.8%1.7 $173.81 11/15/2024346,100 shares $59.54 million +17.4%0.9%2 $172.03 10/31/2024294,700 shares $48.97 million +4.4%0.8%1.8 $166.17 10/15/2024282,400 shares $49.44 million -1.7%0.8%1.9 $175.09 9/30/2024287,400 shares $50.96 million +12.5%0.8%1.9 $177.31 9/15/2024255,500 shares $45.08 million +13.0%0.7%1.6 $176.43 8/31/2024226,100 shares $41.29 million -27.0%0.6%1.4 $182.63 8/15/2024309,600 shares $55.69 million +2.9%0.8%2 $179.89 7/31/2024300,900 shares $56.78 million -7.9%0.8%1.8 $188.69 7/15/2024326,600 shares $63.20 million -24.6%0.9%2 $193.50 6/30/2024433,000 shares $81.27 million +58.0%1.2%2.7 $187.69 6/15/2024274,100 shares $48.79 million +5.9%0.7%1.8 $178.01 5/31/2024258,800 shares $46.58 million -4.6%0.7%1.8 $180.00 5/15/2024271,400 shares $52.13 million +4.9%0.7%2 $192.09 4/30/2024258,800 shares $46.66 million -13.4%0.7%1.8 $180.30 4/15/2024299,000 shares $56.15 million +10.9%0.8%2.2 $187.78 3/31/2024269,700 shares $52.21 million -3.8%0.7%1.9 $193.59 3/15/2024280,300 shares $51.32 million +14.5%0.8%2 $183.09 2/29/2024244,900 shares $45.10 million -3.1%0.7%1.7 $184.15 2/15/2024252,800 shares $44.96 million +3.1%0.7%1.7 $177.86 1/31/2024245,200 shares $40.48 million -1.1%0.7%1.9 $165.08 1/15/2024247,800 shares $40.91 million -1.0%0.7%1.9 $165.11 12/31/2023250,400 shares $42.28 million -18.9%0.7%1.9 $168.83 12/15/2023308,900 shares $51.03 million +15.0%0.8%2.5 $165.20 11/30/2023268,700 shares $46.79 million -8.5%0.7%2.4 $174.14 11/15/2023293,500 shares $48.74 million +4.0%0.8%2.7 $166.05 10/31/2023282,100 shares $44.54 million +10.2%0.8%2.5 $157.88 10/15/2023256,000 shares $39.18 million -8.9%0.7%2 $153.03 9/30/2023280,900 shares $44.28 million -9.2%0.8%2.2 $157.65 9/15/2023309,300 shares $53.26 million -1.0%0.8%2.2 $172.21Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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million -13.5%1.0%3.1 $136.39 1/15/2023412,100 shares $55.61 million -6.5%1.1%3.5 $134.94 12/30/2022440,900 shares $63.57 million +14.1%1.2%3.8 $144.19 12/15/2022386,300 shares $51.01 million -10.3%1.1%3.6 $132.04 11/30/2022430,600 shares $60.72 million -25.9%1.2%4.1 $141.01 11/15/2022581,000 shares $79.00 million -7.4%1.6%5.8 $135.97 10/31/2022627,600 shares $84.25 million +5.1%1.7%6.9 $134.24 10/15/2022596,900 shares $67.79 million +1.4%1.6%6.9 $113.57 9/30/2022588,900 shares $64.35 million -2.0%1.6%7 $109.28 9/15/2022600,600 shares $71.81 million +4.3%1.7%6.8 $119.57 8/31/2022576,100 shares $68.48 million -5.8%1.6%6.2 $118.86 8/15/2022611,300 shares $80.64 million -6.1%1.7%5.3 $131.92 7/31/2022650,700 shares $83.51 million -2.7%1.8%5 $128.34 7/15/2022668,600 shares $82.02 million -6.2%1.9%4.5 $122.67 6/30/2022712,900 shares $86.31 million +1.4%2.0%4.7 $121.07 6/15/2022702,800 shares $83.28 million -4.9%2.0%4.7 $118.50 5/31/2022738,900 shares $94.20 million -1.4%2.0%5.2 $127.49 5/15/2022749,100 shares $90.64 million +19.7%2.1%5.6 $121.00 4/30/2022625,800 shares $75.53 million -6.7%1.7%5.6 $120.69 4/15/2022670,400 shares $84.74 million -5.1%1.8%7 $126.40 3/31/2022706,100 shares $93.70 million -3.4%1.9%8.3 $132.70 3/15/2022731,000 shares $95.93 million -11.6%2.0%9.1 $131.23 2/28/2022826,700 shares $114.99 million -11.7%2.3%9.7 $139.10 2/15/2022936,700 shares $130.68 million +2.2%2.6%11.2 $139.51 1/31/2022917,000 shares $126.00 million +9.1%2.5%11.5 $137.40 1/15/2022840,600 shares $123.23 million -1.4%2.3%10.2 $146.60 12/31/2021852,200 shares $128.65 million -4.4%2.3%10.4 $150.96 12/15/2021891,600 shares $129.09 million -3.9%2.5%9.7 $144.79 11/30/2021927,800 shares $132.97 million -11.6%2.6%10.2 $143.32 11/15/20211,050,000 shares $162.63 million +6.6%2.9%11.6 $154.89 10/29/2021985,100 shares $150.75 million -7.9%2.7%11.1 $153.03 10/15/20211,070,000 shares $160.85 million No Change2.9%13 $150.33 9/30/20211,070,000 shares $155.90 million -9.3%2.9%13.2 $145.70 9/15/20211,180,000 shares $183.31 million +0.9%3.2%14.5 $155.35 8/31/20211,170,000 shares $190.52 million -2.5%3.2%15.2 $162.84 8/13/20211,200,000 shares $193.02 million -0.8%3.3%15.7 $160.85Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 7/30/20211,210,000 shares $199.02 million +3.4%3.3%13.6 $164.48 7/15/20211,170,000 shares $190.73 million -4.9%3.2%12.4 $163.02 6/30/20211,230,000 shares $203.66 million -2.4%3.4%12.8 $165.58 6/15/20211,260,000 shares $211.21 million -6.0%3.5%12 $167.63 5/28/20211,340,000 shares $225.20 million -8.8%3.7%12.6 $168.06 5/14/20211,470,000 shares $244.89 million -1.3%4.1%12.5 $166.59 4/30/20211,490,000 shares $238.85 million -0.7%4.1%12.8 $160.30 4/15/20211,500,000 shares $228.74 million -3.2%4.1%12.2 $152.49 3/31/20211,550,000 shares $232.58 million -2.5%4.3%12.2 $150.05 3/15/20211,590,000 shares $262.10 million +1.3%4.4%12.7 $164.84 2/26/20211,570,000 shares $254.51 million -2.5%4.3%12.9 $162.11 2/12/20211,610,000 shares $273.88 million -3.6%4.4%13.5 $170.11 1/29/20211,670,000 shares $265.13 million +4.4%4.6%12.9 $158.76 1/15/20211,600,000 shares $252.86 million -3.0%4.4%12.1 $158.04 12/31/20201,650,000 shares $245.27 million +14.6%4.6%12.8 $148.65 12/15/20201,440,000 shares $215.45 million -2.7%4.0%10.8 $149.62 11/30/20201,480,000 shares $220.15 million +7.3%4.2%10.7 $148.75 11/15/20201,380,000 shares $195.62 million +1.5%3.9%10 $141.75 10/30/20201,360,000 shares $178.51 million -1.5%3.8%10 $131.26 10/15/20201,380,000 shares $199.52 million +0.7%3.9%9.7 $144.58 9/30/20201,370,000 shares $183.81 million +0.7%3.9%9 $134.17 9/15/20201,360,000 shares $175.47 million +3.8%3.8%5.9 $129.02 8/31/20201,310,000 shares $164.99 million -3.7%3.7%5.2 $125.95 8/14/20201,360,000 shares $169.47 million -11.1%3.8%5 $124.61 7/31/20201,530,000 shares $181.44 million -1.3%4.3%5.3 $118.59 7/15/20201,550,000 shares $182.30 million -7.7%4.4%5.1 $117.61 6/30/20201,680,000 shares $188.28 million -16.0%4.7%5.3 $112.07 6/15/20202,000,000 shares $224.38 million No Change5.6%7.5 $112.19 5/29/20202,000,000 shares $244.24 million +1.5%5.6%7 $122.12 MSA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is MSA Safety's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of MSA Safety shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 751,700 shares of MSA short. 2.04% of MSA Safety's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MSA Safety's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for MSA Safety? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MSA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on MSA Safety's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for MSA Safety? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.04% of MSA Safety's floating shares are currently sold short. Is MSA Safety's short interest increasing or decreasing? MSA Safety saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 751,700 shares, an increase of 22.1% from the previous total of 615,600 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is MSA Safety's float size? MSA Safety currently has issued a total of 39,306,000 shares. Some of MSA Safety's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. MSA Safety currently has a public float of 36,790,000 shares. How does MSA Safety's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.04% of MSA Safety's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to MSA Safety: Avery Dennison Co. (3.08%), HNI Co. (1.74%), Pitney Bowes Inc. (5.74%), Steelcase Inc. (2.67%), Interface, Inc. (6.04%), NL Industries, Inc. (1.15%), ACCO Brands Co. (3.78%), STERIS plc (1.37%), Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (3.17%), Align Technology, Inc. (4.70%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MSA Safety stock? Short selling MSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MSA Safety as its price is falling. MSA shares are trading down $1.55 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against MSA Safety? A short squeeze for MSA Safety occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MSA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is MSA Safety's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MSA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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