MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Projected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) is anticipated to announce its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, July 30th. Analysts expect MSA Safety Incorporporated to post earnings of $2.14 per share and revenue of $496.2720 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, July 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.14. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a net margin of 15.16% and a return on equity of 24.54%. The firm had revenue of $463.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $451.28 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.68 EPS. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect MSA Safety Incorporporated to post $9 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10 EPS for the next fiscal year.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Up 2.4%

MSA Safety Incorporporated stock opened at $179.78 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $167.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $175.02. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a twelve month low of $151.10 and a twelve month high of $208.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.29 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a current ratio of 3.17, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This is a positive change from MSA Safety Incorporporated’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s payout ratio is presently 29.19%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on MSA. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from $235.00 to $206.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $180.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $197.00 price target on MSA Safety Incorporporated in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $203.60.

Insider Buying and Selling at MSA Safety Incorporporated

In related news, CFO Julie A. Beck bought 448 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $158.69 per share, with a total value of $71,093.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 3,825 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $606,989.25. The trade was a 13.27% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of MSA Safety Incorporporated

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 59,849 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $9,584,000 after buying an additional 5,531 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 56.3% in the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 47,321 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,578,000 after buying an additional 17,049 shares in the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new stake in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,165,000. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its holdings in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 57,425 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,196,000 after buying an additional 5,200 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.51% of the company’s stock.

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.