MSA Safety (MSA) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) is expected to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 12th. Analysts expect MSA Safety to post earnings of $2.23 per share and revenue of $521.44 million for the quarter. Persons that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

MSA Safety Price Performance

Shares of MSA opened at $166.04 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.53 billion, a PE ratio of 23.99 and a beta of 1.00. MSA Safety has a 52-week low of $153.79 and a 52-week high of $200.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.68. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $167.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $172.39.

MSA Safety Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. MSA Safety’s payout ratio is presently 29.48%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. DA Davidson began coverage on MSA Safety in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $195.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “hold” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. Finally, B. Riley started coverage on shares of MSA Safety in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.50.

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.