MSA
MSA Safety Incorporated
NYSE Industrials United States
183,13 $US
+1.05% today
+12.88% YTD · +4.54% 1Y
7
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · AMF · BaFin — rolling 90 days
15
Hedge funds tracked
Latest available SEC 13F filings
62
/ 100
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Analysis MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA) — Kairos Score 62/100

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About MSA Safety Incorporated

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect workers and facility infrastructures worldwide. The company offers breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fixed gas and flame detection systems, such as fixed gas detection monitoring systems, flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors, and refrigerant detection and identification solution, as well as hand-held portable gas detection instruments to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air. It also provides industrial head protection and accessories; fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems; and air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. The company serves fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries through distributors and end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. It offers its products under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.

Key info

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CEO
Mr. Steven C. Blanco Sr.
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HQ
1000 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA, 16066-5207, United States
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Employees
5 300
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Market cap
6 981 127 000,00 $US
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P/E
22.2
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Dividend yield
1.19%

🕴️ Insider activity (90 days)

7 transactions — 0 buys and 1 sales reported by MSA Safety Incorporated executives.

LW
LAMBERT WILLIAM M
2026-09-14
Other
LW
LAMBERT WILLIAM M
2026-09-11
Other
PS
Phillips Sandra L.
2026-09-10
Other

🏦 Hedge Funds

15 institutional funds report a position on MSA in their latest SEC quarterly filing.

VANGUARD GROUP INC
BlackRock, Inc.
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
STATE STREET CORP

📰 Recent news

15 recent articles on MSA.

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