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MSA Safety MSA

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect workers and facility infrastructures worldwide. The company offers breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fixed gas and flame detection systems, such as fixed gas detection monitoring systems, flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors, and refrigerant detection and identification solution, as well as hand-held portable gas detection instruments to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air.

Industrial Specialties

Company profile

Business mix

  • The company offers breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus.
  • It also provides industrial head protection and accessories; fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems.
  • The company serves fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning.
  • It offers its products under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.

Current key questions

  • Can orders, backlog, aftermarket demand, and end-market capital spending support growth in security & protection services?
  • How do pricing, input costs, supply chain execution, and utilization affect margins?
  • Does capital allocation strengthen the company's competitive position across cycles?
Holders 1 Current sample portfolio
Public mentions 0 Videos / interviews / letters
Valuation snapshot
PE 21.76 FCF 4.97% Buyback 0.77%
2026-06-07

Current firm holders

Firm Weight Value Filing period
Sequoia Fund 4.8% $291.2M 2026-03-31

Recent trading changes over the last 3 quarters

Net buyers 1 Last 3 13F filing periods
Net reducers 0 Last 3 13F filing periods
Unchanged holders 0 Share count unchanged
Increase amount $135.6M Estimated from net added shares
Reduction amount $0 Estimated from net reduced shares
Net share change / base shares +87.2% +827,215 / 949,067
Sequoia Fund 3 filing periods
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Major increase Shares 79.7% 13F value change +$134.4M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-13
Minor increase Shares 6.2% 13F value change -$3.3M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Minor reduction Shares -2.0% 13F value change +$1.1M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 949,067 Last 3 periods +827,215 (+87.2%) Total shares 1,776,282 Value $291.2M

Recent mentions

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