MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 1st, NASDAQ reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.51 per share by the industrial products company on Tuesday, September 10th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 15th.
MSA Safety has raised its dividend by an average of 3.0% per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 55 years. MSA Safety has a payout ratio of 24.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect MSA Safety to earn $8.41 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.04 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 24.3%.
MSA Safety Stock Up 0.1 %
Shares of NYSE MSA traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $178.98. The company had a trading volume of 298 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,781. The company has a market capitalization of $7.05 billion, a PE ratio of 26.48 and a beta of 0.99. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.45, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. MSA Safety has a one year low of $147.35 and a one year high of $200.60.
Insiders Place Their Bets
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have weighed in on MSA. William Blair raised MSA Safety to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on MSA Safety from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on MSA Safety
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.
Further Reading
- Five stocks we like better than MSA Safety
- What is the Dogs of the Dow Strategy? Overview and Examples
- Microsoft Stock: Is Now The Time To Be Greedy?
- Low PE Growth Stocks: Unlocking Investment Opportunities
- How to Invest in Mutual Funds
- Uptrend Stocks Explained: Learn How to Trade Using Uptrends
- Chipotle Mexican Grill: Take a Bite of This Smoking Hot Deal
Receive News & Ratings for MSA Safety Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for MSA Safety and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.