MSA Safety Inc (NYSE: MSA) is -13.08% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $127.86 and a high of $200.60 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The MSA stock was last observed hovering at around $142.50 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 1.58%.
Currently trading at $144.08, the stock is -0.42% and -5.79% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 0.16 million and changing 1.11% at the moment leaves the stock -14.81% off its SMA200. MSA registered -22.95% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -17.68%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $152.9356 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $169.12704.
The stock witnessed a -5.22% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -12.30%, and is 1.56% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.79% over the week and 2.87% over the month.
MSA Safety Inc (MSA) has around 5200 employees, a market worth around $5.66B and $1.81B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 19.99 and Fwd P/E is 16.56. Profit margin for the company is 15.76%. Distance from 52-week low is 12.69% and -28.18% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (17.05%).
with sales reaching $402.6M over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 3.89% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 0.50% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to shrink -2.59% in year-over-year returns.
520.0 institutions hold shares in MSA Safety Inc (MSA), with institutional investors hold 93.72% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 39.26M, and float is at 36.74M with Short Float at 1.36%. Institutions hold 87.91% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is APG ASSET MANAGEMENT N.V. with over 4.67 million shares valued at $817.53 million. The investor’s holdings represent 11.8518 of the MSA Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 3.84 million shares valued at $719.84 million to account for 9.744 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BLACKROCK INC. which holds 3.24 million shares representing 8.214 and valued at over $607.26 million, while JPMORGAN CHASE & CO holds 4.767 of the shares totaling 1.88 million with a market value of $352.42 million.
MSA Safety Inc (MSA) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Buck Jonathan D., the company’s Chief Accounting Officer. SEC filings show that Buck Jonathan D. sold 717 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 24 ’25 at a price of $159.00 per share for a total of $0.11 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 3673.0 shares.
MSA Safety Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Jul 31 ’24 that Vartanian Nishan J. (CEO) sold a total of 3,945 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Jul 31 ’24 and was made at $189.00 per share for $0.75 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 31953.0 shares of the MSA stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Jul 31 ’24, NISHAN J VARTANIAN & PAMELA A (Non-Executive Director) Proposed Sale 3,945 shares at an average price of $189.00 for $0.75 million. The insider now directly holds shares of MSA Safety Inc (MSA).
