MSA (MSAfety) Short Interest

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MSA MSA Safety Inc MSA
83 GF Score
Price $194.19
GF Value $188.12
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is MSAfety Short Interest?

Short Interest can be expressed as a percentage by dividing the number of shares sold short by the total number of outstanding shares.

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MSA vs ADT, BCO, BRC: Short Interest Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, MSAfety's Short Interest, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Interest data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

MSAfety Short Interest vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MSAfety's Short Interest distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MSAfety's Short Interest falls into.


MSA
83GF Score
MSA Safety Inc MSA
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Is MSAfety (MSA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MSAfety stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $194.19 is trading 3.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $188.12. GuruFocus considers MSAfety to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for MSA:

  • Short Interest:
  • GF Value™: $188.12 vs. price of $194.19 (3.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MSA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

MSAfety Business Description

Other Exchanges M07:Germany
Address 1000 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA, USA, 16066-5207
MSA Safety Inc makes safety products that are used to protect workers in the oil and gas and mining industries. The company's product offerings include breathing apparatuses, fall protection, portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets, and fixed gas and flame detection systems, among others. The end markets for its products include the fire service, contractor, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. The company has organized its business into four geographical operating segments that are aggregated into two reportable segments: Americas and International. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Americas segment, which is comprised of the company's operations in Northern North America and Latin America geographies.
83GF Score

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$194.19
Price
$188.12
GF Value