MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Meets Estimates

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The industrial products company reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $536.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $528.39 million. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a return on equity of 25.13% and a net margin of 15.03%. The business’s revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.77 earnings per share.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Trading Down 6.3%

Shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated stock opened at $174.66 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.45 and a beta of 0.92. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.86 and a fifty-two week high of $208.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 3.24. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $182.41 and a 200 day moving average of $178.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.87%.

Key Headlines Impacting MSA Safety Incorporporated

Here are the key news stories impacting MSA Safety Incorporporated this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter sales rose 15% to $536 million, with 6% organic growth, and exceeded analysts’ revenue expectations. Adjusted EPS was $2.09, up 8% year over year; adjusted operating income was $115 million. MSA Safety Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: MSA outlined low-double-digit revenue growth for 2026 as it integrates Autronica, adding a growth prospect while making successful integration an important execution factor. MSA outlines 2026 revenue outlook
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share, equivalent to $2.16 annualized and a yield of about 1.2%.
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP net income declined, with the company reporting $1.51 per diluted share, as costs tied to the $563 million Autronica acquisition weighed on results. Zacks also reported adjusted EPS of $2.09, slightly below its $2.11 consensus estimate, although another consensus measure showed results in line. MSA Safety Q3 profit drops MSA Safety Q3 earnings lag estimates

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on MSA Safety Incorporporated from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. DA Davidson set a $223.00 target price on MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen downgraded MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 24th. B. Riley Financial lowered MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $210.00 to $195.00 in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, MSA Safety Incorporporated presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $211.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MSA Safety Incorporporated news, Chairman Nishan Vartanian sold 20,000 shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.99, for a total value of $3,879,800.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 50,324 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,352.76. The trade was a 28.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Company Profile

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) develops and manufactures safety products and systems designed to protect workers and facility operations. Its offerings include industrial and firefighter helmets, eye and face protection, hearing protection, respiratory protection, protective clothing, and fall-protection equipment.

The company also provides portable and fixed gas-detection systems, flame detection and suppression technologies, thermal imaging cameras, and related software and services.