MSA Safety (MSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MSA Safety in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MSA shares.
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3 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for MSA Safety's stock. Their MSA share price targets range from $170.00 to $209.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $189.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.4% from the stock's current price.
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MSA Safety's stock was trading at $168.83 at the start of the year. Since then, MSA stock has increased by 5.5% and is now trading at $178.09.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 14th 2024.
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MSA Safety will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 15th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 24th. The industrial products company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.32. The industrial products company had revenue of $446.73 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $409.85 million. MSA Safety had a net margin of 1.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.60%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.45 earnings per share.

MSA Safety declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 15th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Sunday, March 10th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 14th.
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MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.06%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 54 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 226.51%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, MSA will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.37% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) stock in their portfolio include ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL), Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (FIXT), Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (FEMA), ProShares Russell US Dividend Growers ETF (TMDV), Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (XMLV), First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR), First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV) and ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF (SIXL).

19 employees have rated MSA Safety Chief Executive Officer Nishan Vartanian on Glassdoor.com. Nishan Vartanian has an approval rating of 88% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MSA Safety investors own include Medtronic (MDT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Ecolab (ECL), Lancaster Colony (LANC), Lowe's Companies (LOW), McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), AbbVie (ABBV) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX).

MSA Safety's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.83%), Brown Advisory Inc. (1.71%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.18%), Norges Bank (1.03%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.97%) and Nixon Peabody Trust Co. (0.96%). Insiders that own company stock include Bob Willem Leenen, John T Ryan III, John T Ryan III, Jonathan D Buck, Kenneth D Krause, Nishan J Vartanian, Rebecca B Roberts, Robert A Bruggeworth, Sandra Phillips Rogers, William M Lambert and William M Lambert.
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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.
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