MSA Safety (MSA) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Monday

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) will release its earnings data after the market closes on Monday, April 29th. Analysts expect MSA Safety to post earnings of $1.53 per share for the quarter. Persons that are interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 14th. The industrial products company reported $2.06 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.88 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $495.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $467.52 million. MSA Safety had a net margin of 3.28% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.80 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect MSA Safety to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

MSA Safety Stock Performance

NYSE:MSA opened at $188.78 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $186.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $172.84. The company has a market cap of $7.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 130.19 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. MSA Safety has a 52 week low of $122.57 and a 52 week high of $196.02.

Insider Transactions at MSA Safety

In other news, CEO Nishan J. Vartanian sold 4,099 shares of MSA Safety stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.75, for a total transaction of $761,389.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 67,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,593,850. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, CAO Jonathan D. Buck sold 305 shares of MSA Safety stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.50, for a total transaction of $56,577.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 3,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $650,363. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Nishan J. Vartanian sold 4,099 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.75, for a total transaction of $761,389.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 67,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,593,850. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 5,504 shares of company stock valued at $1,017,991. Insiders own 6.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of MSA Safety from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MSA Safety currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $189.50.

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.