MSA Safety
MSA
179.28
-3.17
-1.74%
MSA Safety
US · MSA
#1784 by market cap
Listed 1970
179.28
-3.17
-1.74%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 383s ago
· 2026-10-07 19:54
After-hours
179.28
0.00%
- Market cap
- 6.92B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 22.30
- P/Bi
- 4.95
- EPSi
- 7.09
- Div yieldi
- 1.19%
- 52W posi
- 52%
Reader sentiment
Are you bullish or bearish on MSA?
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
✦ Quant Ownership Signal how this is computed
Mixed / stable
- The number of reporting institutions decreased by 1 in the most recent period (2026/Q3).
- Total institutional ownership (as a % of shares) was little changed.
Institutional ownership
- Held by institutions
- 93.12% +0.00pp
- Institutions
- 523 -1
- As of
- 2026/Q3 vs. prior period
Ownership vs. money flow
AlignedInstitutions added shares last reporting period, and the stock has seen net inflows in main-fund flow over the last 20 trading sessions - the two line up.
Institutional ownership changes are reported quarterly with a lag; fund-flow data is daily. Treat this as a directional cross-check, not a precise timing signal.
Holder types
Mutual Fund79.05%
Individual/Insider6.11%
Public Company3.94%
Hedge Fund3.43%
Corporate Pension Plan1.66%
Government Pension Fund1.60%
Private Company1.28%
Sovereign Wealth Fund0.82%
VC/PE Fund0.66%
Other1.46%
Top holders as of 2026-06-30
BlackRock
8.64% · 3.33M sh
John Ryan
5.24% · 2.02M sh
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
5.03% · 1.94M sh
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
4.74% · 1.83M sh
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P.
4.46% · 1.72M sh
State Street Global Advisors
4.22% · 1.63M sh
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2.01% · 773.70K sh
J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc.
1.90% · 733.41K sh
Cooke & Bieler, L.P.
1.88% · 725.23K sh
Fiduciary Management, Inc.
1.85% · 713.77K sh
Bar length is relative to the largest holder shown here, not to 100% of the company.
Insiders
50 filings tracked · 33 buys · 17 sells
| Name | Role | Stake |
|---|---|---|
| John Ryan | Independent Director | 5.24% |
| William Lambert | Independent Director | 0.21% |
| Nishan Vartanian | Chairperson & CEO | 0.13% |
| Diane Pearse | Independent Director | 0.11% |
| Steven Blanco | President | 0.10% |
| Robert Bruggeworth | Lead Independent Director | 0.10% |
| Stephanie Sciullo | President of Americas Business Segment | 0.04% |
| Richard Roda | VP, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer | 0.03% |
| Sandra L. Rogers | Independent Director | 0.02% |
| Gregory Jordan | Independent Director | 0.02% |
Insider transactions most recent Form 4 filings
| Date | Name | Role | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | William Lambert | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -8,000 | -- |
| 2026-09-09 | Diane Pearse | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +20 | -- |
| 2026-09-09 | Gregory Jordan | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +20 | -- |
| 2026-09-09 | Luca Savi | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +16 | -- |
| 2026-09-09 | Sandra L. Rogers | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +10 | -- |
| 2026-08-30 | Julie Beck | SVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sale to Issuer | -140 | $186.77 |
| 2026-08-17 | David Howells | President of MSA International | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -3,407 | $189.50 |
| 2026-08-06 | Nishan Vartanian | Chairperson & CEO | Open Market Disposition | -20,000 | $193.99 |
| 2026-08-03 | Octavio Marquez | Director | Other Acquisition | +626 | -- |
| 2026-08-03 | Jonathan Buck | Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | Other Disposition | -52 | -- |
| 2026-08-03 | Jonathan Buck | Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | Open Market Disposition | -469 | $191.00 |
| 2026-06-11 | Steven Blanco | President | Sale to Issuer | -702 | $159.89 |
| 2026-06-10 | Julie Beck | SVP, CFO & Treasurer | Open Market Acquisition | +448 | $158.69 |
| 2026-06-09 | Diane Pearse | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +22 | -- |
| 2026-06-09 | Gregory Jordan | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +22 | -- |
| 2026-06-09 | Luca Savi | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +18 | -- |
| 2026-06-09 | Sandra L. Rogers | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +11 | -- |
| 2026-05-20 | Richard Roda | VP, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer | Other Disposition | -300 | $167.76 |
| 2026-05-12 | Robert Bruggeworth | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +899 | -- |
| 2026-05-12 | William Lambert | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +899 | -- |
Form 4 filings, most recent per company. "Other Derivative Acquisition" rows are mostly RSU/option vesting, not open-market buying - the Type column says which.
Quote time 2026-10-07 19:54:59 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.