B. Riley Has Positive Estimate for MSA FY2025 Earnings

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) – Investment analysts at B. Riley raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. B. Riley analyst J. Van. Sinderen now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $7.90 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $7.70. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety Incorporporated’s current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for MSA Safety Incorporporated’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.35 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $9.47 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.54 EPS.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.04. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a return on equity of 25.23% and a net margin of 15.02%.The business had revenue of $468.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $461.37 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.83 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on MSA Safety Incorporporated from $183.00 to $203.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. They set a “hold” rating and a $182.00 price target for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $189.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:MSA opened at $157.15 on Friday. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 1 year low of $127.86 and a 1 year high of $182.85. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $169.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $166.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.15 billion, a PE ratio of 22.17 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 1.90.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a $0.5625 dividend. This represents a $2.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from MSA Safety Incorporporated’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s payout ratio is presently 29.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Stephanie L. Sciullo sold 2,361 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.51, for a total value of $400,213.11. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 9,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,539,659.33. The trade was a 20.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MSA Safety Incorporporated

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bayforest Capital Ltd increased its position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 3,400.0% during the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 175 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated during the third quarter worth $30,000. Penserra Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated during the second quarter worth $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 94.1% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 397.7% during the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 219 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.51% of the company’s stock.

MSA Safety Incorporporated 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.