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MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$190.94 +16.59 (+9.51%)
Closing price 07/31/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$195.00 +4.06 (+2.13%)
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MSA Safety Incorporporated Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) had a short interest of 1.40 million shares sold short, representing 3.65% of the public float. This marks a -1.53% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.7, meaning it would take 5.7 days of the average trading volume of 263,602 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,398,888 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,420,594 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.53%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$236.50 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
38,600,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.65%
Today's Trading Volume
721,910 shares
Average Trading Volume
263,602 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
274%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20261,398,888 shares $236.50 million -1.5%3.6%5.65 $169.07
6/30/20261,420,594 shares $248.39 million +0.7%3.7%3.65 $174.85
6/15/20261,410,355 shares $228.55 million +0.1%3.7%3.95 $162.05
5/29/20261,408,788 shares $233.52 million -6.8%3.7%4.53 $165.76
5/15/20261,511,637 shares $259.15 million +36.4%3.9%4.44 $171.44
4/30/20261,108,120 shares $184.60 million +22.1%2.9%4.41 $166.59
4/15/2026907,744 shares $150.74 million +0.7%2.4%4.31 $166.06
3/31/2026901,452 shares $147.49 million +2.5%2.4%3.75 $163.62
3/13/2026879,162 shares $155.48 million -5.7%2.3%5.32 $176.85
2/27/2026932,674 shares $182.51 million -22.4%2.4%4.09 $195.69
2/13/20261,202,000 shares $243.34 million -3.7%3.1%5.6 $202.44
1/30/20261,247,619 shares $220.90 million -18.0%3.2%5.13 $177.06
1/15/20261,522,077 shares $277.98 million +8.6%3.9%6.56 $182.63
12/31/20251,401,024 shares $224.50 million +9.1%3.6%5.83 $160.24
12/15/20251,284,072 shares $205.79 million -0.4%3.3%4.29 $160.27
11/28/20251,289,128 shares $207.94 million -5.5%3.3%6.26 $161.30
11/14/20251,363,986 shares $212.88 million +12.9%3.5%6.45 $156.07
10/31/20251,207,883 shares $189.82 million -11.1%3.1%4.08 $157.15
10/15/20251,360,000 shares $227.50 million +3.0%3.7%6 $167.28
9/30/20251,320,000 shares $227.36 million -2.9%3.6%6.1 $172.24
9/15/20251,360,000 shares $229.85 million +7.9%3.7%6 $169.01
8/31/20251,260,000 shares $214.84 million No Change3.4%5.8 $170.50
8/15/20251,260,000 shares $213.53 million No Change3.4%5.7 $169.47
7/31/20251,260,000 shares $224.10 million +4.1%3.4%5.7 $177.86
7/15/20251,210,000 shares $206.40 million -6.2%3.3%5.3 $170.58
6/30/20251,290,000 shares $216.15 million +19.4%3.5%5.2 $167.56
6/15/20251,080,000 shares $174.90 million +15.7%2.9%4.4 $161.94
5/31/2025933,800 shares $152.20 million +9.0%2.5%3.9 $162.99
5/15/2025856,900 shares $135.88 million +14.0%2.3%3.7 $158.57
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
11/30/2024311,100 shares $54.07 million -10.1%0.8%1.7 $173.81
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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 $172.21
8/31/2023312,400 shares $57.07 million -13.9%0.9%1.9 $182.68
8/15/2023362,900 shares $64.16 million -4.4%1.0%2.2 $176.80
7/31/2023379,500 shares $63.02 million -15.3%1.0%2.4 $166.06
7/15/2023447,800 shares $74.46 million -7.4%1.2%3 $166.28
6/30/2023483,800 shares $84.21 million +9.5%1.3%3.4 $174.06
6/15/2023441,900 shares $71.20 million +45.8%1.2%3.4 $161.13
5/31/2023303,100 shares $41.69 million -15.6%0.8%2.6 $137.56
5/15/2023359,300 shares $51.41 million +66.6%1.0%3.2 $143.07
4/30/2023215,700 shares $27.99 million -1.6%0.6%1.9 $129.75
4/15/2023219,100 shares $28.65 million +0.3%0.6%1.9 $130.75
3/31/2023218,500 shares $29.17 million -34.8%0.6%1.8 $133.50
3/15/2023335,200 shares $43.96 million -7.2%0.9%2.8 $131.15
2/28/2023361,200 shares $48.53 million +5.1%1.0%3.2 $134.35
2/15/2023343,700 shares $47.28 million -3.5%0.9%3.1 $137.56
1/31/2023356,300 shares $48.60 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
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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 $160.85

MSA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 1,398,888 shares of MSA short. 3.65% of MSA Safety Incorporporated's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MSA Safety Incorporporated's current short interest.

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 5.7. Learn More on MSA Safety Incorporporated's short interest ratio.

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. 3.65% of MSA Safety Incorporporated's floating shares are currently sold short.

MSA Safety Incorporporated saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,398,888 shares, a decrease of 1.5% from the previous total of 1,420,594 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.

3.65% of MSA Safety Incorporporated's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to MSA Safety Incorporporated: Donaldson Company, Inc. (3.70%), Graco Inc. (4.04%), Ingersoll Rand Inc. (3.61%), ITT Inc. (7.87%), Avery Dennison Corporation (3.61%), HNI Corporation (5.95%), Pitney Bowes Inc. (13.85%), Interface, Inc. (7.96%), Acco Brands Corporation (7.30%), NL Industries, Inc. (0.30%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MSA Safety Incorporporated as its price is falling. MSA shares are trading up $16.59 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.

A short squeeze for MSA Safety Incorporporated occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases 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.

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 July, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like MSA:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:MSA) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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