Cwm LLC Has $281,000 Stock Position in MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA)

Cwm LLC lifted its holdings in MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA) by 381.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,584 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,255 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in MSA Safety were worth $281,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,826,135 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $645,966,000 after purchasing an additional 23,526 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in MSA Safety by 3.0% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 770,641 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $144,642,000 after purchasing an additional 22,366 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of MSA Safety by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 738,951 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $138,695,000 after buying an additional 22,979 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in MSA Safety by 12.2% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 718,969 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $139,186,000 after buying an additional 77,960 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Champlain Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MSA Safety by 7.6% in the first quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 707,534 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $136,972,000 after acquiring an additional 49,670 shares during the last quarter. 92.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Nishan J. Vartanian sold 3,945 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $189.00, for a total transaction of $745,605.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 31,953 shares in the company, valued at $6,039,117. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 6.20% of the company’s stock.

MSA Safety Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:MSA opened at $170.86 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 2.45 and a quick ratio of 1.54. MSA Safety Incorporated has a 1 year low of $147.35 and a 1 year high of $200.60. The business’s 50-day moving average is $176.03 and its 200-day moving average is $182.48. The company has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.31 and a beta of 0.99.

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The industrial products company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $462.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $461.30 million. MSA Safety had a net margin of 14.97% and a return on equity of 30.64%. Equities research analysts predict that MSA Safety Incorporated will post 7.75 earnings per share for the current year.

MSA Safety Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. MSA Safety’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.22%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSA has been the subject of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on MSA Safety from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. William Blair raised MSA Safety to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th.

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.