MSA SAFETY INC MSA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 553498106
Manufacturing company in Pennsylvania
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryOrthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- HeadquartersCranberry Township, PA
- Founded1914
- Websitemsasafety.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($15.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 39.4m as of 2024-07-19, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $185.97. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($13.3m notional), 4 hold puts ($2.3m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 251 |
| Q4 2022 | 270 |
| Q1 2023 | 270 |
| Q2 2023 | 282 |
| Q3 2023 | 310 |
| Q4 2023 | 351 |
| Q1 2024 | 367 |
| Q2 2024 | 367 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 143 | 104 |
| Q1 2023 | 130 | 114 |
| Q2 2023 | 127 | 122 |
| Q3 2023 | 144 | 132 |
| Q4 2023 | 189 | 123 |
| Q1 2024 | 200 | 141 |
| Q2 2024 | 180 | 173 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $3.3m | $7.2m | 2.19 |
| Q4 2023 | $7.2m | $1.2m | 0.16 |
| Q1 2024 | $6.3m | $1.5m | 0.24 |
| Q2 2024 | $13.3m | $2.3m | 0.17 |
Biggest buyers
| COOKE & BIELER LP | New | +320.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +241.3k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +211.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +140.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +105.8k |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +67.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +57.8k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +48.8k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | Added | +48.4k |
| Perpetual Ltd | New | +47.2k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -813.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -218.5k |
| Capital World Investors | Sold out | -195.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -122.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -115.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -87.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -66.2k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Reduced | -58.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Reduced | -50.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -49.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.2m38.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.5m23.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.6m8.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.8m9.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $243.0k1.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $206.5k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.6m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $563.7k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $358.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.9m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $345.7k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.0m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-02 | Vartanian Nishan J. CEO, director | Sold | $2.0m11.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.46% of their portfolio | 4.7m $817.5m | Reduced -50.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $719.8m | Added +23.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $704.8m | Reduced -218.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $607.3m | Added +17.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $309.8m | Reduced -43.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 890.8k $167.2m | Reduced -122.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 858.9k $161.2m | Added +140.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 770.6k $144.6m | Added +22.4k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 749.4k $140.7m | Added +41.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 739.0k $138.7m | Added +23.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 612.5k $115.0m | Added +14.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 597.1k $112.1m | Reduced -66.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 461.7k $86.7m | Added +20.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 444.6k $83.5m | Reduced -19.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.4k $73.5m | Added +2.1k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 390.6k $73.3m | Added +12.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 381.1k $71.5m | Added +241.3k |
| NIXON PEABODY TRUST CO 6.30% of their portfolio | 377.7k $70.9m | Unchanged |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 351.9k $66.1m | Reduced -7.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 336.9k $63.2m | Added +1.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 333.5k $62.6m | Added +36.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 330.7k $62.1m | Reduced -813.5k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 320.9k $60.2m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 311.9k $58.5m | Added +20.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 310.7k $58.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 306.9k $57.6m | Added +211.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 274.9k $51.6m | Added +31.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 247.3k $46.4m | Reduced -807 |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 239.1k $44.9m | Added +1.2k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 209.6k $38.8m | Reduced -36.8k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 178.6k $33.5m | Reduced -58.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.8k $33.0m | Added +10.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 166.1k $31.2m | Added +48.8k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 164.6k $30.9m | Reduced -14.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 150.4k $28.2m | Added +1.8k |
| Thematics Asset Management 1.14% of their portfolio | 148.5k $27.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 129.4k $24.3m | Added +67.1k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 123.9k $23.3m | Added +1.0k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 122.1k $22.9m | Reduced -7.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 118.2k $22.2m | Added +18.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 114.0k $21.4m | Added +12.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.8k $21.0m | Reduced -5.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 106.8k $20.1m | Added +105.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 104.8k $19.7m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 1.28% of their portfolio | 100.6k $18.9m | Added +48.4k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 96.9k $18.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 95.4k $17.9m | Added +189 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.4k $17.1m | Added +980 |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.18% of their portfolio | 86.8k $16.3m | Added +31.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.1k $15.0m | Reduced -117 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.5k $14.0m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.5k $13.8m | Reduced -200 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.3k $13.8m | Reduced -199 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.8k $13.7m | Added +6.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.9k $13.5m | Reduced -7.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.6k $13.2m | Reduced -5.6k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.36% of their portfolio | 70.2k $13.2m | Added +18.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.3k $13.0m | Reduced -20.8k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.18% of their portfolio | 68.4k $12.8m | Not comparable |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.6k $12.3m | Added +57.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.4k $12.1m | Reduced -5.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $11.7m | Added +2.6k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 58.7k $11.0m | Reduced -6.2k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 51.8k $9.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.59% of their portfolio | 51.0k $9.6m | Added +6.8k |
| Waldron Private Wealth LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 48.2k $9.1m | Reduced -543 |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 47.2k $8.9m | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 46.8k $8.8m | First filing |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $8.5m | Reduced -6.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.3k $8.5m | Added +4.5k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 44.9k $8.4m | Reduced -8.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.9k $8.4m | Added +2.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $7.8m | Added +34.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $7.8m | Added +2.3k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.63% of their portfolio | 39.9k $7.5m | Added +20.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.1k $7.3m | Reduced -115.1k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.5k $7.2m | Added +13.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.8k $7.1m | Reduced -26.1k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 37.1k $7.0m | Added +4.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.06% of their portfolio | 36.8k $6.9m | Reduced -5.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.5k $6.8m | Reduced -891 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.5k $6.7m | Added +2.2k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 0.90% of their portfolio | 35.4k $6.6m | Added +7 |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.1k $6.6m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.7k $6.5m | Added +18.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.6k $6.5m | Reduced -5.6k |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 3.20% of their portfolio | 34.4k $6.5m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.6k $6.1m | Added +14.1k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.13% of their portfolio | 31.5k $5.9m | Added +27.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.3k $5.9m | Reduced -525 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.1k $5.8m | Added +2.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.2k $5.7m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.2k $5.3m | Added +4 |
| Palisades Investment Partners, LLC 2.24% of their portfolio | 24.1k $4.5m | First filing |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.9k $4.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 1.08% of their portfolio | 22.9k $4.3m | Reduced -48 |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 22.8k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $4.2m | Added +187 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 22.2k $4.2m | Added +11.0k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.05% of their portfolio | 22.1k $4.1m | New |