What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for MSA Safety Q1 Earnings?

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of MSA Safety in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.61 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $195.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety’s current full-year earnings is $8.01 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for MSA Safety’s FY2025 earnings at $8.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.90 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on MSA Safety from $190.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “hold” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. Finally, B. Riley started coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $197.00.

MSA Safety Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSA opened at $159.21 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion, a PE ratio of 22.08 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. MSA Safety has a 1-year low of $153.79 and a 1-year high of $200.60. The business’s 50 day moving average is $164.38 and its 200-day moving average is $170.96.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.23 by $0.02. MSA Safety had a return on equity of 28.62% and a net margin of 15.76%.

MSA Safety Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. MSA Safety’s payout ratio is presently 28.29%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MSA Safety

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MSA. EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd lifted its holdings in MSA Safety by 954.1% during the 4th quarter. EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd now owns 59,957 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,930,000 after purchasing an additional 54,269 shares during the last quarter. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of MSA Safety in the 4th quarter worth approximately $230,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in MSA Safety by 275.1% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 89,929 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $14,908,000 after acquiring an additional 65,953 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its position in MSA Safety by 16.8% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,464 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,232,000 after purchasing an additional 1,932 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in MSA Safety in the fourth quarter worth $360,000. Institutional investors own 92.51% of the company’s stock.

MSA Safety Company Profile

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures in the fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries worldwide.