Mine Safety (MSA)

• Market cap: $6.5B
• 1 day: -1.28%
• 5 days: -4.87%
• 1 month: -3.75%
• 3 months: -8.64%
• 6 months: -11.42%
• Year to date: -1.53%
• 1 year: 1.12%
• 5 years: 30.80%
• 10 years: 214.99%
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies

About: MSA Safety Inc makes safety products that are used to protect workers in the oil and gas and mining industries. The products include breathing apparatuses, fall protection, portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets, and fixed gas and flame detection systems. End markets include the fire service, contractor, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. MSA Safety generates majority of its revenue in North America. The company's reportable geographic segments are Americas, International and Corporate.

Employees: 5,100

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

614% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.2M | Put options by funds: $2.7M

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 42

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 363 [Q2] → 373 (+10) [Q3]

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 127

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q2] → 4 (+0) [Q3]

2.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.24% [Q2] → 80.86% (-2.38%) [Q3]

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.09B [Q2] → $5.57B (-$521M) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $195 18% upside
• Avg. target: $198 20% upside
• High target: $200 21% upside

3 analyst ratings

• positive: 2 67%
• neutral: 1 33%
• negative: 0 0%

DA Davidson Michael Shlisky 39% 1-year accuracy 11 / 28 met price target	18% upside $195	Buy Initiated	19 Dec 2024
Jefferies Saree Boroditsky 33% 1-year accuracy 4 / 12 met price target	21% upside $200	Hold Initiated	12 Dec 2024
B. Riley Securities Jeff Van Sinderen 48% 1-year accuracy 10 / 21 met price target	21% upside $200	Buy Initiated	5 Nov 2024