What is William Blair’s Forecast for MSA Safety Q1 Earnings?

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) – Research analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for MSA Safety in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 18th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety’s current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for MSA Safety’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on MSA. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “hold” rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. B. Riley assumed coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, DA Davidson started coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research note on Thursday. They set a “buy” rating and a $195.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $202.50.

MSA Safety Price Performance

Shares of MSA stock opened at $165.37 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $171.90 and its 200 day moving average is $177.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market cap of $6.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.90 and a beta of 0.99. MSA Safety has a twelve month low of $160.02 and a twelve month high of $200.60.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $1.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $432.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $449.95 million. MSA Safety had a return on equity of 29.14% and a net margin of 15.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.78 EPS.

MSA Safety Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. MSA Safety’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.48%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MSA. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 486.0% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its position in MSA Safety by 690.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 751 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $133,000 after acquiring an additional 656 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its stake in MSA Safety by 985.1% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 803 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $143,000 after purchasing an additional 729 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of MSA Safety in the 3rd quarter worth $198,000. Finally, Kowal Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of MSA Safety in the second quarter worth $204,000. 92.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.