Head to head
MSA Safety vs Allegion
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: MSA · ALLE
MSA
MSA Safety
179.28-1.74%
1-year price shape — +5% over the period
Quant Rating C · 43/100
vs
ALLE
Allegion
147.91-4.70%
1-year price shape — -15% over the period
Quant Rating D · 22/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
MSA Safety edges it on the scoreable measures. MSA Safety has the highest Quant Rating (43); MSA Safety has done best over the past year (+5%).
| MSA | ALLE | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Security & Protection Services | -- |
| Last price | 179.28 | 147.91 |
| Change today | -1.74% | -4.70% |
| 1-year return | +5.4% | -15.2% |
| Market cap | $6.92B | $12.58B |
| 52-week range | 149.32 – 207.14 | 124.05 – 181.03 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 22.30 | 19.41 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 18th | 38th |
| P/B | 4.95 | 5.94 |
| Dividend yield | 1.19% | 1.43% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 7.09 | 7.44 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $273.52M | $632.67M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.95B | $4.29B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.2% | +12.7% |
| Gross margin | 47.6% | 44.8% |
| Operating margin | 22.0% | 20.8% |
| Net margin | 16.1% | 15.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $354.30M | $671.10M |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 93.1% | 103.7% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 33 buy / 17 sell | 16 buy / 34 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.3% | 3.5% |
| Analyst consensus | 20% buy / 80% hold (5) | 33% buy / 67% hold (6) |
| Analyst price target | $209 (+17%) | $168 (+14%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (43) | D (22) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 5,300 | 13,300 |
| Founded | 1914 | 2013 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.