NYSE:MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $179.12 +1.96 (+1.10%) Closing price 10/29/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$179.16 +0.04 (+0.02%) As of 04:01 AM 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock (NYSE:MSA) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get MSA alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$177.46▼$179.9450-Day Range$177.13▼$191.9252-Week Range$151.10▼$208.92Volume182,317 shsAverage Volume219,772 shsMarket Capitalization$6.91 billionP/E Ratio20.34Dividend Yield1.21%Price Target$211.33Consensus RatingHold Company Overview MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) develops and manufactures safety products and systems designed to protect workers and facility operations. Its offerings include industrial and firefighter helmets, eye and face protection, hearing protection, respiratory protection, protective clothing, and fall-protection equipment. The company also provides portable and fixed gas-detection systems, flame detection and suppression technologies, thermal imaging cameras, and related software and services. MSA Safety serves customers in industries such as construction, manufacturing, energy, utilities, mining, oil and gas, and public safety. Founded in 1914 as Mine Safety Appliances, the company has expanded from its original focus on mine-safety equipment into a global workplace-safety business. MSA Safety sells its products through direct sales, distributors, and other channels to customers across North America, Europe, Asia, and other international markets. The company is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScoreMSA MarketRank™: 4.587876427825 of 5 starsMSA Safety Incorporporated scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 125th out of 661 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMSA Safety Incorporporated has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialMSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus price target of $211.33, representing about 18.0% upside from its current price of $179.12.Amount of Analyst CoverageMSA Safety Incorporporated has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.36% Earnings GrowthEarnings for MSA Safety Incorporporated are expected to grow by 9.36% in the coming year, from $9.08 to $9.93 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 20.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.04.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 20.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.24.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMSA Safety Incorporporated has a P/B Ratio of 5.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted2.98% of the float of MSA Safety Incorporporated has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMSA Safety Incorporporated has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.03.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MSA Safety Incorporporated has recently increased by 9.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMSA Safety Incorporporated pays a meaningful dividend of 1.22%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMSA Safety Incorporporated has been increasing its dividend for 56 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MSA Safety Incorporporated is 26.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, MSA Safety Incorporporated will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.75% next year. This indicates that MSA Safety Incorporporated will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's dividend. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment1.20 News SentimentMSA Safety Incorporporated has a news sentiment score of 1.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for MSA Safety Incorporporated this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for MSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, MSA Safety Incorporporated insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,969,379.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.70% of the stock of MSA Safety Incorporporated is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.51% of the stock of MSA Safety Incorporporated is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about MSA Safety Incorporporated's insider trading history. Receive MSA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSA Safety Incorporporated and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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MSA Stock News HeadlinesMSA Safety lands deal worth up to $10.6M with undisclosed utility providerOctober 27 at 1:13 PM | msn.comMSA (MSA) vs. HON and DOV: Can Detection Growth Unlock the Next Phase of Expansion?October 27 at 11:51 AM | insidermonkey.comJensen Huang: Elon’s $119 Billion Plan Will Be “Extremely Hard”Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Elon Musk's $119 billion plan will be extremely hard to pull off. Larry Benedict, who ran a $900 million hedge fund and posted 20 consecutive years without a loss, including over $274 million in audited net income between 2004 and 2012, says one long forgotten American company already holds what Musk needs. Get the ticker and his full analysis before the November 30 deadline. | Brownstone Research (Ad)MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) Stock Has Average Target Price of $211.33 According to AnalystsOctober 25, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comMSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) Rating Lowered to "Hold" at Wall Street ZenOctober 24, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comMSA Safety Incorporated Announces ALTAIR io 6 Contract With Major Northeast U.S. Utility ProviderOctober 22, 2026 | marketscreener.comMMSA Safety Announces ALTAIR io™ 6 Contract with Major Northeast U.S. Utility ProviderOctober 22, 2026 | prnewswire.comMSA Safety Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference CallOctober 20, 2026 | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines MSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MSA shares performed this year? MSA Safety Incorporporated's stock was trading at $160.24 at the start of the year. Since then, MSA stock has increased by 11.8% and is now trading at $179.1150. How were MSA Safety Incorporporated's earnings last quarter? MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.26. MSA Safety Incorporporated's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. How will MSA Safety Incorporporated's stock buyback program work? MSA Safety Incorporporated's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 26th 2026, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500 million in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 6.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued. Who are MSA Safety Incorporporated's major shareholders? MSA Safety Incorporporated's top institutional shareholders include Cooke & Bieler LP (1.76%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.52%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.46%) and ProShare Advisors LLC (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Nishan J Vartanian, Stephanie L Sciullo, Rebecca B Roberts, Julie A Beck and Jonathan D Buck. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated? Shares of MSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of MSA Safety Incorporporated own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MSA Safety Incorporporated investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Honeywell International (HON), Procter & Gamble (PG), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Kinder Morgan (KMI) and Chevron (CVX). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/30/2026Record date for 9/10 Dividend8/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/14/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Today10/29/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/02/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (3m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 MSA's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. MSA has been in this zone for over 3 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorIndustrials Industry Machinery Sub-IndustryIndustrial Machinery & Supplies & Components Current SymbolNYSE:MSA CIK66570 Webwww.msasafety.com Phone(724) 776-8600Fax724-967-3326Employees5,300Year Founded1914Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for MSA Safety Incorporporated$211.33 High Price Target$235.00 Low Price Target$180.00 Potential Upside/Downside+18.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$8.04 Trailing P/E Ratio20.34 Forward P/E Ratio19.73 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$278.92 million Net Margins16.13% Pretax Margin21.07% Return on Equity25.13% Return on Assets13.24% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.42 Current Ratio3.24 Quick Ratio2.02 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.87 billion Price / Sales3.69 Cash Flow$9.90 per share Price / Cash Flow18.09 Book Value$34.82 per share Price / Book5.14Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares38,580,000Free Float38,308,000Market Cap$6.91 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.92 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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