Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. MSA Safety Inc shares valued at $114,003 were sold by Buck Jonathan D. on Feb 24 ’25. At $159.00 per share, Buck Jonathan D. sold 717 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,673 shares worth approximately $0.58 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Vartanian Nishan J. sold 3,945 shares, netting a total of over 745,605 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $189.00 each, the insider now holds 31,953 shares.
Before that, NISHAN J VARTANIAN & PAMELA A had added 3,945 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $745,605, the Non-Executive Director bought MSA Safety Inc shares for $189.00 each.
As published in their initiating research note from DA Davidson on December 19, 2024, MSA Safety Inc [MSA] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $195. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 05, 2024, B. Riley Securities has initiated its “Buy” rating for MSA. Earlier on June 12, 2023, William Blair upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for MSA stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing MSA Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.38%. Over the course of the year, MSA Safety Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.04%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $167.77 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $127.86 on 04/07/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $150.95, while a 200-day SMA reached $167.68.
Support And Resistance Levels for MSA Safety Inc (MSA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 152.30, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 147.17. In the upper region, resistance lies at 160.89. The next price resistance is at 164.36. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 64.01 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 7.04, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 8.81%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
