MSA Safety Inc (MSA)

Industrials·equity
$180.71
+1.47% today
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Market Census Score
52/ 100
Score level
Average
6 of 6 checks had data

Smart-money score is below the middle; price trend score is above the middle; business numbers score is on the high side.

MSA scores higher than 72% of the 873 tickers we compare it with (Industrials).

As of 9 October 2026, MSA Safety Inc (MSA) scores 52 out of 100 on the Market Census six-factor composite, which puts it at the Average score level. The score is made from six named factors: price trend, strength vs the market, company finances, insider trades, market mood and recent momentum. It records what they read on 9 October 2026, and it is not investment advice.

Updated · scores usually change about once a day

TrendStrengthFinancialsInsidersMarketMomentum52/ 100

Key statistics

Market fields as reported. An em-dash means we hold no value for this ticker — most of the universe has no daily price or volume read.

Relative volume
0.80× 30-day average
52-week range
151.10 – 208.92
Market cap
$6.93B
Earnings date
28 Oct 2026
Dividend yield
1.13%
Volume
193,680
Avg. volume (30d)
242,468
Open
178.29
Previous close
178.10
Day's range (regular session)
177.31 – 181.83

The last trade can be an extended-hours trade, so it can sit outside the regular-session range.

Shown without a peer ranking — we hold no percentile for these yet, so there is nothing here to locate them against.

Beta
0.91
P/E (TTM)
21.67
EPS (TTM)
8.04

Score breakdown · six named factors

Price trend
76
Strength vs the market
42
Company finances
71
Insider trades
10
Market mood
50
Recent momentum
52

Each bar is one part of the score, from 0 to 100. Read what the score means.

Premium data held for MSA

  • 11 SEC Form 4 insider transactions in the last 90 daysPremium

Counts of rows Market Census holds for MSA. A dash in the factor table above means that factor has no data for this ticker — it is not a locked value. Compare plans

What the score says about MSA right now

MSA Safety Inc (MSA) currently scores 52/100 on the Market Census six-factor composite, at the Average score level. MSA is +1.47% on the day and -0.18% over five sessions as of the most recent tick. Average sits in the middle. The good and the bad in MSA's data roughly balance out right now. MSA's strongest factor is price trend at 76/100 — a strong read on which way the price has been going. The weakest factor is insider trades at 10/100 — a well below average read on insider buying and selling. Insider filings for MSA lean toward selling; on a thinly filed name a few filings can set this reading.

Generated from the six-factor breakdown above. Changes when the underlying scores do, usually about once a day. More on what the score means.

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Recent MSA news

Latest headlines that name MSA Safety, one per story, sourced from Market Census’s news feed (Polygon/Massive + Finnhub).

We hide 6 more that told readers to buy or sell, or gave a price target.

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Similar setups in Industrials right now

Six industrials tickers whose composite scores are closest to MSA’s 52, all within 1 point.

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MSA Stock Score & 6-Factor Analysis · Market Census