MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) Receives $202.50 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) have been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the five ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $202.50.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson assumed coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $195.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on MSA Safety in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. Finally, B. Riley assumed coverage on MSA Safety in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock.

MSA Safety Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:MSA opened at $165.52 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.92 and a beta of 1.00. MSA Safety has a 1 year low of $153.79 and a 1 year high of $200.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 2.68 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $166.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $172.21.

MSA Safety Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid 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 1.23%. MSA Safety’s payout ratio is presently 29.48%.

Institutional Trading of MSA Safety

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of MSA Safety by 78.4% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 182 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of MSA Safety by 120.6% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 225 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted 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 in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 486.0% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 81.3% during 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 in the last quarter. 92.51% of the stock is currently owned by 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.