William Blair Has Bearish Outlook for MSA Safety Q2 Earnings

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) – Research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of MSA Safety in a research note issued on Thursday, May 1st. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.04. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety’s current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for MSA Safety’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.00 EPS.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) last posted 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $402.60 million. MSA Safety had a net margin of 15.76% and a return on equity of 28.64%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.61 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on MSA Safety from $175.00 to $161.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of MSA Safety from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective (down previously from $200.00) on shares of MSA Safety in a research note on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MSA Safety presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $193.20.

MSA Safety Trading Up 0.8 %

MSA opened at $157.07 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $149.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $161.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.17 billion, a PE ratio of 21.79 and a beta of 0.97. MSA Safety has a 12-month low of $127.86 and a 12-month high of $200.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 2.79 and a quick ratio of 1.76.

Insider Buying and Selling at MSA Safety

In other MSA Safety news, CAO Jonathan D. Buck sold 717 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.00, for a total transaction of $114,003.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 3,673 shares in the company, valued at approximately $584,007. The trade was a 16.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Covestor Ltd boosted its stake in MSA Safety by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 869 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $144,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in MSA Safety by 0.3% during the first quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. now owns 23,136 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,394,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in MSA Safety by 39.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 269 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System raised its position in MSA Safety by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 10,851 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,799,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in MSA Safety by 78.4% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 182 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.51% of the company’s stock.

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.