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MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA)

Industrials | Security & Protection Services | Cranberry Township, United States | NYSE
173.21 USD +8.04 (4.868%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 173.32 +0.11 (0.066%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:24 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. EDT

MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA) is currently in a consolidation phase, with recent price movements showing a mix of upward and downward trends. The stock's dividend yield and consistent payout suggest it could be a solid choice for income-focused investors. However, the short-term forecasting model indicates a very minor downward trend, which could mean that the stock is not the best short-term play. Long-term, the stock's fundamentals are relatively stable, but the recent earnings growth is slightly negative, which could be a concern. Investors should consider the stock's long-term growth potential and its current valuation relative to its historical performance.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.058846
AutoARIMA0.058956
AutoETS0.058960
AutoTheta0.078280

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.97
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.214
Excess Kurtosis -1.27
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 46.838
Revenue per Share 47.807
Market Cap 6,716,170,240
Trailing P/E 24.46
Forward P/E 18.29
Beta 1.04
Profit Margins 14.88%
Website https://www.msasafety.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls for June 18 have a notable amount of open interest (OI) at the 180 strike, indicating potential bullish sentiment, while the puts for June 18 show OI at strikes below the current price, suggesting some bearish positioning. The overall options activity indicates a cautious outlook with limited directional bias, but there is a slight inclination towards calls, which could signal a potential upward move if the underlying stock breaks out of its recent consolidation.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.26% 1.25% 1.21% 1.26%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-13 0.530000 0.262454
2025-11-14 0.530000 0.340001
2025-08-15 0.530000 0.314345
2025-05-15 0.530000 0.337281
2025-02-14 0.510000 0.326301
2024-11-15 0.510000 0.301104
2024-08-15 0.510000 0.288848
2024-05-14 0.510000 0.275621
2024-02-14 0.470000 0.272803
2023-11-14 0.470000 0.291421
2023-08-15 0.470000 0.273833
2023-05-15 0.470000 0.339282
2023-02-13 0.460000 0.346147
2022-11-14 0.460000 0.347745
2022-08-15 0.460000 0.363740
2022-05-13 0.460000 0.397959
2022-02-11 0.440000 0.337648
2021-11-12 0.440000 0.303970
2021-08-13 0.440000 0.289200
2021-05-14 0.440000 0.276516
2021-02-18 0.430000 0.275056
2020-11-10 0.430000 0.319379
2020-08-14 0.430000 0.368847
2020-05-21 0.430000 0.389397
2020-02-11 0.420000 0.321036
2019-11-06 0.420000 0.368109
2019-08-19 0.420000 0.443324
2019-05-17 0.420000 0.435773
2019-02-15 0.380000 0.406861
2018-11-13 0.380000 0.384036
2018-08-17 0.380000 0.417292
2018-05-18 0.380000 0.460590
2018-02-13 0.350000 0.517103
2017-11-13 0.350000 0.497041
2017-08-14 0.350000 0.575643
2017-05-19 0.350000 0.508937
2017-02-10 0.330000 0.541115
2016-11-09 0.330000 0.640762
2016-08-16 0.330000 0.683781
2016-05-19 0.330000 0.806259
2016-02-11 0.320000 0.940235
2015-11-19 0.320000 0.839026
2015-08-17 0.320000 0.784597
2015-05-21 0.320000 0.831311
2015-02-10 0.310000 0.784294
2014-11-13 0.310000 0.644961
2014-08-15 0.310000 0.675834
2014-05-16 0.310000 0.724611
2014-02-12 0.300000 0.695545
2013-11-08 0.300000 0.755075
2013-08-15 0.300000 0.721589
2013-05-16 0.300000 0.752062
2013-02-13 0.280000 0.752152
2012-11-09 0.280000 0.957335
2012-08-10 0.280000 1.007983
2012-05-17 0.280000 0.853839
2012-02-10 0.260000 0.966062
2011-11-15 0.260000 0.986239
2011-08-16 0.260000 1.189070
2011-05-19 0.260000 0.902545
2011-02-11 0.250000 0.980436
2010-11-16 0.250000 1.169131
2010-08-16 0.250000 1.452496
2010-05-20 0.250000 1.222179
2010-02-11 0.240000 1.395384
2009-11-16 0.240000 1.240705
2009-08-14 0.240000 1.245838
2009-05-20 0.240000 1.526329
2009-02-11 0.240000 1.725357
2008-11-13 0.240000 1.363693
2008-08-13 0.240000 0.937479
2008-05-21 0.240000 0.875424
2008-02-13 0.220000 0.712003
2007-11-14 0.220000 0.670899
2007-08-15 0.220000 0.681265
2007-05-17 0.220000 0.782778
2007-02-14 0.180000 0.686576
2006-11-15 0.180000 0.711319
2006-08-16 0.180000 0.745656
2006-05-18 0.180000 0.682142
2006-02-15 0.140000 0.544113
2005-11-16 0.140000 0.566251
2005-08-17 0.140000 0.507489
2005-05-18 0.140000 0.470660
2005-02-16 0.100000 0.322449
2004-11-17 0.100000 0.326222
2004-08-18 0.100000 0.394847
2004-05-19 0.100000 0.607662
2004-02-18 0.070000 0.443181
2003-11-13 0.066667 0.517530
2003-11-12 1.460000 10.922035
2003-08-13 0.066667 0.737050
2003-05-19 0.066667 0.867648
2003-02-19 0.056667 0.851228
2002-11-20 0.056667 0.923946
2002-08-22 0.056667 0.772582
2002-05-15 0.056667 0.612813
2002-02-20 0.046667 0.635525
2001-11-20 0.046667 0.712522
2001-08-22 0.046667 0.756986
2001-05-10 0.046667 0.875365
2001-02-21 0.040000 0.886783
2000-11-15 0.040000 0.935743
2000-08-23 0.040000 1.127523
2000-05-24 0.013333 0.310414
2000-02-23 0.037778 0.982623
1999-11-17 0.037778 0.970567
1999-08-11 0.037778 0.932061
1999-05-26 0.037778 0.981132
1999-02-24 0.037778 1.012111
1998-11-18 0.037778 0.897135
1998-08-12 0.037778 0.875991
1998-05-20 0.037778 0.890132
1998-02-25 0.034444 0.979592
1997-11-12 0.034444 0.880728
1997-08-13 0.034444 0.933575
1997-05-14 0.034444 0.976614
1997-02-19 0.034444 1.027944
1996-11-13 0.031111 1.066263
1996-08-14 0.031111 1.151165
1996-05-15 0.030000 1.202239
1996-02-14 0.030000 1.078162
1995-11-15 0.030000 1.073921
1995-08-09 0.030000 0.999148
1995-05-08 0.030000 1.211953
1995-02-13 0.027778 1.138541
1994-11-14 0.027778 1.154731
1994-08-08 0.025556 1.056278
1994-05-09 0.025556 1.196306
1994-02-14 0.025556 1.098979
1993-12-13 0.025556 1.131004
1993-08-09 0.025556 1.157728
1993-05-10 0.025556 1.027946
1993-02-12 0.025556 1.078941
1992-11-16 0.025556 1.190322
1992-08-10 0.024444 1.040435
1992-05-11 0.024444 1.036929
1992-02-14 0.024444 1.008823
1991-11-08 0.024444 1.013593
1991-08-12 0.024444 0.966928
1991-05-13 0.024444 0.858472
1991-02-11 0.024444 0.904309
1990-11-09 0.024444 0.979053
1990-08-13 0.024444 0.885162
1990-05-14 0.021111 0.740608
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.12
dividendYield 1.22
exDividendDate 2026-02-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.1
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012714173
lastDividendValue 0.53
lastDividendDate 2026-02-13
dividendDate 2026-03-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.16014612
Address1 1,000 Cranberry Woods Drive
All Time High 208.92
All Time Low 0.25
Ask 180.85
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 233,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 220,829
Average Volume 220,829
Average Volume10Days 233,350
Beta 1.041
Bid 164.22
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 5
Book Value 35.039
City Cranberry Township
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 173.21
Current Ratio 3.006
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 174.64
Day Low 166.82
Debt To Equity 46.838
Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Dividend Rate 2.12
Dividend Yield 1.22
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,908,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,908,400
Earnings Growth -0.004
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.012
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,843,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,406,400
Ebitda 481,912,992
Ebitda Margins 0.25705
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.93
Enterprise To Revenue 3.838
Enterprise Value 7,194,956,800
Eps Current Year 8.69787
Eps Forward 9.46979
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.08
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 182.0454
Fifty Day Average Change -8.835388
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.048533984
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.014612
Fifty Two Week High 208.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.70999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17092663
Fifty Two Week Low 141.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 31.690002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22392596
Fifty Two Week Range 141.52 - 208.92
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,239,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.21
Float Shares 36,367,975
Forward Eps 9.46979
Forward P E 18.290796
Free Cashflow 202,755,872
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,300
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.46464002
Gross Profits 871,113,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06083
Held Percent Institutions 0.9364
Implied Shares Outstanding 38,774,723
Industry Security & Protection Services
Industry Disp Security & Protection Services
Industry Key security-protection-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Last Dividend Value 0.53
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,075,334,400
Last Split Factor 3:1
Long Business Summary MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect workers and facility infrastructures worldwide. The company offers breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fixed gas and flame detection systems, such as fixed gas detection monitoring systems, flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors, and refrigerant detection and identification solution, as well as hand-held portable gas detection instruments to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air. It also provides industrial head protection and accessories; fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems; and air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. The company serves fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries through distributors and end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. It offers its products under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
Long Name MSA Safety Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,716,170,240
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_288318
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 278,856,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,404,418,520
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 167.65
Operating Cashflow 363,867,008
Operating Margins 0.24134001
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.2962
Peg Ratio 0.99
Phone 724 776 8600
Post Market Change 0.113967896
Post Market Change Percent 0.06579752
Post Market Price 173.32397
Post Market Time 1,776,464,688
Previous Close 165.17
Price Eps Current Year 19.914072
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.943349
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.5823128
Profit Margins 0.14877
Quick Ratio 1.63
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.14286
Region US
Regular Market Change 8.04001
Regular Market Change Percent 4.86772
Regular Market Day High 174.64
Regular Market Day Low 166.82
Regular Market Day Range 166.82 - 174.64
Regular Market Open 167.65
Regular Market Previous Close 165.17
Regular Market Price 173.21
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 312,367
Return On Assets 0.1109
Return On Equity 0.22222
Revenue Growth 0.022
Revenue Per Share 47.807
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 38,774,708
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0232
Shares Short 901,452
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 932,674
Short Name MSA Safety Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0234
Short Ratio 4.37
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol MSA
Target High Price 235.0
Target Low Price 180.0
Target Mean Price 208.14285
Target Median Price 210.0
Total Cash 165,067,008
Total Cash Per Share 4.257
Total Debt 640,284,992
Total Revenue 1,874,813,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.1
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012714173
Trailing Eps 7.08
Trailing P E 24.464691
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 172.43585
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.77415466
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0044895224
Type Disp Equity
Volume 312,367
Website https://www.msasafety.com
Zip 16,066-5207