MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.14 EPS

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The industrial products company reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.14, FiscalAI reports. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a net margin of 14.88% and a return on equity of 24.48%. The firm had revenue of $463.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $451.28 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.68 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:MSA opened at $165.45 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.42 billion, a PE ratio of 23.37 and a beta of 0.97. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 1 year low of $151.10 and a 1 year high of $208.92. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $176.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $172.11. The company has a current ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a $0.54 dividend. This is a boost from MSA Safety Incorporporated’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.94%.

Insider Transactions at MSA Safety Incorporporated

In other news, CAO Jonathan D. Buck sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.48, for a total value of $223,828.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 3,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $658,054.32. The trade was a 25.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of MSA Safety Incorporporated

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 700.0% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 144 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 94.1% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 94.0% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 423 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in MSA Safety Incorporporated in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $69,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 125.0% in the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $151,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. 92.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key MSA Safety Incorporporated News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and strong results — MSA reported $1.99 EPS vs. $1.85 consensus and revenue of ~$464M (10% YoY GAAP growth). Margins remained healthy and management highlighted resilience across the business. These fundamentals support upside momentum for the stock. MSA Safety Announces First Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Large shareholder returns — MSA returned $71M this quarter (≈$50M repurchases, $21M dividends), and authorized a new $500M share repurchase program, which should support EPS over time. This is a clear capital‑allocation positive for investors. MSA Safety Announces First Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase and long track record — Board raised the quarterly dividend to $0.54 (56th consecutive annual increase). The modest raise and long dividend history support income investors and signal confidence in cash flow. MSA Safety Announces 56 Consecutive Years of Annual Dividend Increases
• Neutral Sentiment: Acquisition announced — MSA agreed to acquire Autronica Fire & Security for approximately $555M to expand fire & gas detection capabilities and enter a larger TAM (~$3B+). Management expects the deal to be accretive to adjusted EPS in year one and complementary to MSA’s portfolio. MSA Safety to Acquire Autronica Fire and Security
• Neutral Sentiment: Seller confirmation — Sentinel (owner of Spectrum Safety Solutions) publicly announced the sale of Autronica to MSA; this is the counterparty confirmation of the transaction. Sentinel to Sell Spectrum Safety Solutions’ Autronica Division
• Negative Sentiment: Integration, price and financing risk — although MSA expects near‑term EPS accretion, investors may be cautious about the ~$555M purchase price, integration execution, and near‑term use of cash or leverage. These concerns can offset positive reaction to the earnings beat and buyback authorization.

MSA Safety Incorporporated announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, February 26th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to repurchase up to 6.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on MSA. National Bank Financial set a $235.00 price objective on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from $186.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $180.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $204.50.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Company Profile

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.