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MSA Stock Forecast: MSA Safety, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 11 Sept 2026
$182
+0.50% on the day

The 7 Wall Street analysts covering MSA Safety, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $215 — +18.0% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 94 of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$7.0B
Ticker Nerd rank
94 / 100
Median analyst target
$215
Analysts covering
7
Revenue$503.3M+6.2% y/y
Operating income$116.1M
Net income$86.2M
Free cash flow$82.7M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−2.9%
1M
−5.3%
YTD
+14.7%
1Y
+7.3%
From 52W high
−9.5%
From 52W low
+20.1%
$152
$201
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

MSA stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores MSA Safety, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 12 Sept 2026
94 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Issuance
94
Quality
93
Volatility
90
Revisions
87
Value
79
Momentum
65
Growth
58
Accruals
49
Size
19

Issuance (94): The share count has been shrinking and the company is not leaning on new borrowing.

Accruals (49): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Size (19): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

MSA stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on MSA, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$140$160$180$200$220Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26MSAHigh $223Median $215Low $190

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says7 analysts
2 Buy5 Hold0 Sell
Low $190Median $215High $223

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +18.0% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 2 moved their price target up and 2 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
3 Aug 2026BairdMaintainsNeutral$197 → $215
3 Aug 2026JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$210 → $220
11 May 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy$235 → $206
11 May 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
31 Mar 2026JefferiesAssumesHold$200 → $180
30 Mar 2026BairdMaintainsNeutral—
18 Feb 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
22 July 2025DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
16 July 2025StifelInitiatesHold—
5 May 2025DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
1 May 2025B. Riley SecuritiesReiteratesBuy—
15 Apr 2025BairdMaintainsNeutral—
18 Feb 2025BairdMaintainsNeutral—
19 Dec 2024DA DavidsonInitiatesBuy—
12 Dec 2024JefferiesInitiatesHold—
5 Nov 2024B. Riley SecuritiesInitiatesBuy—
26 July 2024StifelMaintainsBuy—
19 Dec 2023StifelMaintainsBuy—
13 Sept 2023StifelReiteratesBuy—
2 Aug 2023BairdMaintainsNeutral—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. MSA appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

MSA vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 11 Sept 2026, MSA Safety, Inc. returned +7.3% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

MSA vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
90100110120Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26MSAS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

MSA analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+3.2%
Analysts raising
7
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

MSA Safety, Inc. (MSA) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
22.5×

Cheaper than 34% of US stocks

Price / sales
3.6×

Cheaper than 34% of US stocks

Price / book
5.0×

Cheaper than 20% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
14.4×

Cheaper than 24% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
6.2%

Higher than 42% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
37.3%

Higher than 70% of US stocks

Gross margin
49.5%

Higher than 61% of US stocks

Operating margin
24.6%

Higher than 83% of US stocks

Net margin
16.1%

Higher than 79% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
23.7%

Higher than 84% of US stocks

Return on assets
11.1%

Higher than 94% of US stocks

Dividend yield
1.2%

Higher than 27% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

MSA Safety, Inc. (MSA) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • MSA Safety, Inc. has a market value of $7.0B and an enterprise value of $7.5B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $1.9B. The latest quarter grew 6.2% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $314.0M, a 16.1% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $8.04.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $354.3M, after $51.6M of capital spending.

  • MSA Safety, Inc. spent $127.5M on share buybacks and $82.9M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 38.6M.

  • Trailing P/E: 22.5×; forward P/E: 18.2× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 1.19%, paying out 26% of earnings.

  • MSA Safety, Inc. employs 5,300 people — $367K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 12 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

MSA vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelSecurity & Protection Services
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
MSAMSA Safety, Inc.$7.0B
94
ADTADT, Inc.$5.2B
95
BCOThe Brink's Co.$4.6B
86
GEOThe GEO Group, Inc.$4.2B
89
BRCBrady Corp.$4.1B
97
ALLEAllegion Plc$13.2B
71
CXWCoreCivic, Inc.$3.4B
87

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own MSA Safety, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest MSA news & analysis

MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA) Presents at Jefferies Global Industrials Conference 2026 Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 10 Sept 2026neutral

MSA Safety Incorporated presented at the Jefferies Global Industrials Conference 2026, with a transcript of its remarks published on Seeking Alpha. No further details on the presentation content were provided.

Why it matters — A MSA watcher would care because the conference appearance offers insight into management's current outlook and strategic commentary in a prominent industrial-sector forum.

Possible Finance Survey Spotlights Level of Trust in AI: NYSE Content Update

PRNewsWire · 10 Sept 2026neutral

NYSE issued a pre-market daily advisory directly from the trading floor in New York, presented as a content update highlighting a Possible Finance survey on the level of trust in AI. The advisory serves as a routine market information release rather than a company-specific announcement.

Why it matters — As a broadly distributed NYSE market advisory, it could signal general market conditions relevant to MSA Safety as a listed company, though it contains no MSA-specific information.

MSA Safety to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

PRNewsWire · 3 Sept 2026neutral

MSA Safety, a global leader in industrial safety technology, announced its participation in several upcoming investor conferences. The announcement was made by the company on Sept. 3, 2026.

Why it matters — MSA watchers would care because these investor conferences provide opportunities for management to present the company's business and engage with the investment community.

MSA Safety: Industrial PPE Up, Fire Service And Detection Mixed

Seeking Alpha · 3 Sept 2026positive

MSA Safety reported Q2 2026 revenue of $503M, beating consensus by $7M, with adjusted EPS up 24% year-over-year and adjusted operating margin expanding 270 bps to 24.1%. Free cash flow reached $83M, while Detection segment revenue rose 4% on the M&C TechGroup acquisition and strong Americas organic growth, offset by international weakness.

Why it matters — A MSA watcher would care because the results show a revenue beat, double-digit EPS growth, margin expansion, and strong cash generation, with detection growth supported by the M&C TechGroup acquisition.

Best Dividend Kings: August 2026

Seeking Alpha · 24 Aug 2026neutral

Seeking Alpha reports that Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 year-to-date, posting a 14.98% total return versus SPY's 12.89%. Thirty Kings are beating the index, 25 appear potentially undervalued with high return potential, and average dividend growth among Kings accelerated to 4.12% with several notable increases announced.

Why it matters — MSA Safety watchers would care because, as a long-standing dividend payer, MSA's positioning relative to Dividend King performance and dividend growth trends is relevant context.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about MSA stock

What is the MSA stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 7 Wall Street analysts covering MSA Safety, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $215, with estimates ranging from $190 to $223. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is MSA stock a buy right now?

Of the 7 analysts covering MSA Safety, Inc., 2 rate it a Buy, 5 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks MSA Safety, Inc. 94 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 12 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank MSA?

As at 12 Sept 2026, MSA Safety, Inc. ranks 94 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Issuance (94 of 100).

Will MSA stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 7 analysts implies +18.0% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks MSA Safety, Inc. 94 out of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the MSA stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering MSA Safety, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for MSA are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $190 to $223 over the next 12 months.

How has MSA stock performed over the past year?

MSA Safety, Inc. returned +7.3% over the 12 months to 11 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does MSA Safety, Inc. do?

MSA Safety Incorporated is a global industrial safety company that develops, manufactures, and supplies products designed to protect workers and critical facility infrastructure. MSA Safety’s current portfolio includes breathing apparatus, fire service helmets and protective apparel, fixed and portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fall protection equipment, and other personal protective equipment used in hazardous environments.

What is the latest news on MSA?

The most recent item we track (Seeking Alpha, 10 Sept 2026): "MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA) Presents at Jefferies Global Industrials Conference 2026 Transcript". MSA Safety Incorporated presented at the Jefferies Global Industrials Conference 2026, with a transcript of its remarks published on Seeking Alpha. No further details on the presentation content were provided.

Company

About MSA Safety, Inc.

MSA Safety Incorporated is a global industrial safety company that develops, manufactures, and supplies products designed to protect workers and critical facility infrastructure. MSA Safety’s current portfolio includes breathing apparatus, fire service helmets and protective apparel, fixed and portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fall protection equipment, and other personal protective equipment used in hazardous environments. The company serves customers across fire service, energy, utilities, construction, mining, chemical, and industrial manufacturing markets, with solutions distributed through direct and indirect channels. Its products are widely used where reliable detection, respiratory protection, and rescue equipment are essential for workplace safety. MSA Safety Incorporated is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, and continues to operate as a specialized provider of mission-critical safety technologies for professional and industrial users worldwide.

CEO Mr. Steven C. Blanco Sr. · 5,300 employees · United States · https://www.msasafety.com