What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for MSA Safety Q2 Earnings?

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for MSA Safety in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, May 5th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.92 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $183.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety’s current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for MSA Safety’s FY2026 earnings at $8.97 EPS.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $421.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $402.60 million. MSA Safety had a net margin of 15.76% and a return on equity of 28.64%. The company’s revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.61 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 target price (down previously from $200.00) on shares of MSA Safety in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on MSA Safety from $175.00 to $161.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered MSA Safety from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $190.80.

MSA Safety Stock Performance

Shares of MSA stock opened at $155.85 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $149.47 and its 200 day moving average is $161.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.62 and a beta of 0.96. MSA Safety has a 12 month low of $127.86 and a 12 month high of $200.61. 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 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. This is a positive change from MSA Safety’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.36%. MSA Safety’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.24%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Jonathan D. Buck sold 717 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.00, for a total transaction of $114,003.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 3,673 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $584,007. The trade was a 16.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MSA Safety

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MSA. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in MSA Safety by 78.4% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 182 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 120.6% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 225 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of MSA Safety by 97.6% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 251 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 39.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 269 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in MSA Safety by 81.3% in the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 330 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. 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.