William Blair Has Positive Forecast for MSA Q4 Earnings

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) – William Blair upped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report issued on Wednesday, August 6th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.61 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.48. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety Incorporporated’s current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for MSA Safety Incorporporated’s FY2026 earnings at $9.20 EPS.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $474.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.46 million. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a net margin of 15.15% and a return on equity of 26.03%. The company’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.01 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on MSA. DA Davidson increased their price objective on MSA Safety Incorporporated from $183.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $182.00 price target on the stock. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective (down from $200.00) on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $166.00 price target on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $189.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE MSA opened at $177.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 3.11 and a quick ratio of 1.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.96 billion, a PE ratio of 25.25 and a beta of 0.96. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 1 year low of $127.86 and a 1 year high of $187.41. The business’s 50-day moving average is $171.20 and its 200 day moving average is $160.71.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s payout ratio is currently 30.24%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman Nishan J. Vartanian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.32, for a total transaction of $4,839,600.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 35,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,710,889.32. This represents a 45.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 869 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $144,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. now owns 23,136 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,394,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 39.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 269 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 34.8% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 298 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 54.4% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 281 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. 92.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About MSA Safety Incorporporated

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.