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What the tape says about MSA
MSA Safety Incorporated is +12% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 8.7 points behind the market.
+12%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +9.0%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 48
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 6.6%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $188.65
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −2.8%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +12%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +24%
- vs 50-day average$178.77
- +5.5%
- 52-week high
- $201.92
- 52-week low
- $152.07
- Annualised volatility
- 24%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$153K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +18% |
| 2025 | −2.1% |
| 2024 | −0.71% |
| 2023 | +19% |
| 2022 | −3.1% |
| 2021 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | +20% |
| 2019 | +36% |
| 2018 | +24% |
| 2017 | +14% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.5% |
| Feb | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.5% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −4.9% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.9% |
| May | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.0% |
| Jun | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +2.6% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.34% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | −0.86% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.0% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +5.6% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.1% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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