What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for MSA Q4 Earnings?

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report issued on Monday, November 3rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.40 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $203.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety Incorporporated’s current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 15.02% and a return on equity of 25.23%. The company 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 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 16th. Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $182.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $189.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Price Performance

MSA stock opened at $157.40 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $168.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $167.42. The stock has a market cap of $6.16 billion, a PE ratio of 22.20 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 1 year low of $127.86 and a 1 year high of $182.85.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 is an increase from MSA Safety Incorporporated’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.73%.

Insider Transactions at MSA Safety Incorporporated

In related news, President Stephanie L. Sciullo sold 2,361 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the president directly owned 9,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,539,659.33. This trade represents a 20.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MSA Safety Incorporporated

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,027,471 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $297,410,000 after purchasing an additional 27,692 shares during the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 28.4% in the 1st quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,738,675 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $255,046,000 after purchasing an additional 384,365 shares during the last quarter. Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. acquired a new stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated in the 2nd quarter valued at about $158,997,000. Cooke & Bieler LP lifted its stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 824,620 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $141,892,000 after purchasing an additional 10,858 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&G PLC lifted its stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 5,607.2% in the 2nd quarter. M&G PLC now owns 722,251 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $121,338,000 after purchasing an additional 709,596 shares during the last quarter. 92.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.