B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Outlook for MSA Safety Earnings

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for MSA Safety in a report released on Thursday, May 1st. B. Riley analyst J. Van. Sinderen now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.75 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.87. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $195.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety’s current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for MSA Safety’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

MSA has been the subject of several other reports. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of MSA Safety from $175.00 to $161.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. StockNews.com lowered MSA Safety from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, MSA Safety has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $193.20.

MSA Safety Trading Up 0.8 %

MSA stock opened at $157.07 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.17 billion, a PE ratio of 21.79 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.79. MSA Safety has a one year low of $127.86 and a one year high of $200.61. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $149.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $161.47.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $421.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $402.60 million. MSA Safety had a return on equity of 28.64% and a net margin of 15.76%. MSA Safety’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.61 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in MSA Safety by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,883,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $643,825,000 after buying an additional 22,190 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of MSA Safety by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,999,779 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $331,503,000 after acquiring an additional 173,210 shares in the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of MSA Safety by 99.2% in the 4th quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,354,310 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $224,504,000 after purchasing an additional 674,560 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of MSA Safety by 31.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,131,515 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $187,573,000 after purchasing an additional 271,264 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in MSA Safety by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 806,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $133,718,000 after purchasing an additional 24,733 shares during the period. 92.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at MSA Safety

In related news, CAO Jonathan D. Buck sold 717 shares of MSA Safety stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.00, for a total value of $114,003.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 3,673 shares in the company, valued at $584,007. The trade was a 16.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

MSA Safety Company Profile

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures in the fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries worldwide.