MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE: MSA) in the last few weeks:

• 8/7/2026 – MSA Safety Incorporporated was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 8/4/2026 – MSA Safety Incorporporated was given a new $223.00 price target by DA Davidson.
• 8/3/2026 – MSA Safety Incorporporated had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $210.00 to $220.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – MSA Safety Incorporporated was downgraded by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $195.00 price target on the stock, down from $210.00.
• 8/3/2026 – MSA Safety Incorporporated had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $197.00 to $215.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/25/2026 – MSA Safety Incorporporated was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 7/17/2026 – MSA Safety Incorporporated was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MSA Safety Incorporporated news, CAO Jonathan D. Buck sold 469 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.00, for a total transaction of $89,579.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 3,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $721,216. This trade represents a 11.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Nishan J. Vartanian sold 20,000 shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.99, for a total value of $3,879,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 50,324 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,352.76. This represents a 28.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures and supplies a wide range of safety products designed to protect workers in hazardous environments. The company’s offerings span personal protective equipment such as industrial helmets, face shields, protective clothing and fall protection devices, as well as fixed and portable gas detection and monitoring systems. MSA’s products are used in industries including oil and gas, mining, construction, fire service, and chemical processing to guard against risks such as gas leaks, impacts, flame exposure and falls from height.

Key product lines include self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and air-purifying respirators, gas detectors and sensors, head and face protection, and fall arrest systems.