MSA Safety Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

MSA Stock  USD 181.39  2.04  1.11%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of MSA Safety on the next trading day is expected to be 184.94 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.02 and the sum of the absolute errors of 123.34. MSA Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon. Investors can use this forecasting interface to forecast MSA Safety stock prices and determine the direction of MSA Safety's future trends based on various well-known forecasting models. We recommend always using this module together with an analysis of MSA Safety's historical fundamentals, such as revenue growth or operating cash flow patterns.
At this time the relative strength index (rsi) of MSA Safety's share price is below 20 . This indicates that the stock is significantly oversold. The fundamental principle of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to quantify the velocity at which market participants are driving the price of a financial instrument upwards or downwards.

Momentum 0

 Sell Peaked

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of MSA Safety's future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with MSA Safety, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting MSA Safety's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.047
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
2.4333
EPS Estimate Current Year
7.7983
EPS Estimate Next Year
8.6183
Wall Street Target Price
189.5
Using MSA Safety hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of MSA Safety from the perspective of MSA Safety response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards MSA Safety using MSA Safety's stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards MSA using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of MSA Safety's stock price.

MSA Safety Short Interest

A significant increase or decrease in MSA Safety's short interest from the previous month could be a good indicator of investor sentiment towards MSA. Short interest can provide insight into the potential direction of MSA Safety stock and how bullish or bearish investors feel about the market overall.
200 Day MA
165.1179
Short Percent
0.036
Short Ratio
5.19
Shares Short Prior Month
1.3 M
50 Day MA
164.067

MSA Safety Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to MSA Safety's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in MSA. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding MSA can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around MSA Safety. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.

MSA Safety Implied Volatility

    
  0.42  
MSA Safety's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of MSA Safety stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if MSA Safety's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that MSA Safety stock will not fluctuate a lot when MSA Safety's options are near their expiration.
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of MSA Safety on the next trading day is expected to be 184.94 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.02 and the sum of the absolute errors of 123.34.

MSA Safety after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 180.84  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of MSA Safety to cross-verify your projections.
For information on how to trade MSA Stock refer to our How to Trade MSA Stock guide.

Prediction based on Rule 16 of the current MSA contract

Based on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that MSA Safety will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0263% per day over the life of the 2026-03-20 option contract. With MSA Safety trading at USD 181.39, that is roughly USD 0.0476 . If you think that the market is fully incorporating MSA Safety's daily price movement you should consider acquiring MSA Safety options at the current volatility level of 0.42%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Open Interest Against 2026-03-20 MSA Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast MSA Safety's spot prices because the number of available contracts in the market changes daily, and new contracts can be created or liquidated at will. Since open interest in MSA Safety's options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for MSA Safety stock based on available contracts left at the end of a trading day.
Please note that to derive more accurate forecasting about market movement from the current MSA Safety's open interest, investors have to compare it to MSA Safety's spot prices. As Ford's stock price increases, high open interest indicates that money is entering the market, and the market is strongly bullish. Conversely, if the price of MSA Safety is decreasing and there is high open interest, that is a sign that the bearish trend will continue, and investors may react by taking short positions in MSA. So, decreasing or low open interest during a bull market indicates that investors are becoming uncertain of the depth of the bullish trend, and a reversal in sentiment will likely follow.

MSA Safety Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine MSA price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for MSA using various technical indicators. When you analyze MSA charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.

MSA Safety Cash Forecast

Forecasting cash, or other financial indicators, requires analysts to apply different statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms to find hidden patterns within the MSA Safety's financial statements to predict how it will affect future prices.
 
Cash  
First Reported
1985-12-31
Previous Quarter
147 M
Current Value
170 M
Quarterly Volatility
46.5 M
 
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Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
A naive forecasting model for MSA Safety is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of MSA Safety value for a given trading day is simply the observed value for the previous period. Due to the simplistic nature of the naive forecasting model, it can only be used to forecast up to one period.

MSA Safety Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 24th of January

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of MSA Safety on the next trading day is expected to be 184.94 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.02, mean absolute percentage error of 6.79, and the sum of the absolute errors of 123.34.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict MSA Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not recommend using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that MSA Safety's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

MSA Safety Stock Forecast Pattern

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MSA Safety Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting MSA Safety's Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. MSA Safety's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 183.18 and 186.70, respectively. We have considered MSA Safety's daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
181.39
183.18
Downside
184.94
Expected Value
186.70
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Naive Prediction forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of MSA Safety stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent MSA Safety stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information Criteria120.0256
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation2.022
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0124
SAESum of the absolute errors123.3445
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of MSA Safety. This model is simplistic and is included partly for completeness and partly because of its simplicity. It is unlikely that you'll want to use this model directly to predict MSA Safety. Instead, consider using either the moving average model or the more general weighted moving average model with a higher (i.e., greater than 1) number of periods, and possibly a different set of weights.

Predictive Modules for MSA Safety

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as MSA Safety. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of MSA Safety's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
179.08180.84182.60
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
169.10170.86199.33
Details
Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
150.35167.59184.82
Details
5 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
172.45189.50210.35
Details

MSA Safety After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of MSA Safety at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in MSA Safety or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of MSA Safety, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

MSA Safety Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting MSA Safety's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on MSA Safety's historical news coverage. MSA Safety's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 179.08 and 182.60, respectively. We have considered MSA Safety's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
181.39
179.08
Downside
180.84
After-hype Price
182.60
Upside
MSA Safety is very steady at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of MSA Safety is based on 3 months time horizon.

MSA Safety Stock Price Prediction Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as MSA Safety is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading MSA Safety backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with MSA Safety, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.16 
1.76
  0.37 
  0.14 
7 Events / Month
8 Events / Month
In about 7 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
181.39
180.84
0.20 
76.52  
Notes

MSA Safety Hype Timeline

On the 23rd of January MSA Safety is traded for 181.39. The entity has historical hype elasticity of -0.37, and average elasticity to hype of competition of 0.14. MSA is projected to decline in value after the next headline, with the price expected to drop to 180.84. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company price is about 76.52%. The price depreciation on the next news is expected to be -0.2%, whereas the daily expected return is now at 0.16%. The volatility of related hype on MSA Safety is about 208.04%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 181.53. About 95.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.7. MSA Safety recorded earning per share (EPS) of 7.08. The entity last dividend was issued on the 13th of February 2026. The firm had 3:1 split on the 29th of January 2004. Considering the 90-day investment horizon the next projected press release will be in about 7 days.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of MSA Safety to cross-verify your projections.
For information on how to trade MSA Stock refer to our How to Trade MSA Stock guide.

MSA Safety Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to MSA Safety's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict MSA Safety's future price movements. Getting to know how MSA Safety's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how MSA Safety may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Hype
Elasticity
News
Density
Semi
Deviation
Information
Ratio
Potential
Upside
Value
At Risk
Maximum
Drawdown
REZIResideo Technologies 0.88 8 per month 0.00 (0.05) 4.79 (4.26) 28.49 
ADTADT Inc 0.05 11 per month 0.00 (0.10) 1.73 (1.72) 9.78 
FBINFortune Brands Innovations 2.26 11 per month 1.52  0.09  5.20 (2.91) 10.57 
MIDDMiddleby Corp 2.12 10 per month 1.59  0.04  3.85 (3.10) 12.68 
FCNFTI Consulting(0.51)9 per month 0.85  0.12  2.69 (1.82) 8.69 
GATXGATX Corporation 0.05 9 per month 1.28  0.02  1.96 (1.90) 6.30 
KEXKirby 2.50 10 per month 0.00  0.26  3.74 (1.28) 16.66 
BCOBrinks Company(0.78)11 per month 1.34  0.05  3.11 (2.28) 10.50 
MOG-AMoog Inc 2.08 11 per month 0.83  0.24  3.68 (1.72) 10.06 
GTESGates Industrial(0.19)13 per month 0.00 (0.08) 2.97 (2.94) 15.34 

Other Forecasting Options for MSA Safety

For every potential investor in MSA, whether a beginner or expert, MSA Safety's price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. MSA Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in MSA. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying MSA Safety's price trends.

MSA Safety Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with MSA Safety stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of MSA Safety could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing MSA Safety by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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MSA Safety Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how MSA Safety stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading MSA Safety shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying MSA Safety stock market strength indicators, traders can identify MSA Safety entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

MSA Safety Risk Indicators

The analysis of MSA Safety's basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in MSA Safety's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting msa stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

Story Coverage note for MSA Safety

The number of cover stories for MSA Safety depends on current market conditions and MSA Safety's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that MSA Safety is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about MSA Safety's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

MSA Safety Short Properties

MSA Safety's future price predictability will typically decrease when MSA Safety's long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of MSA Safety often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential MSA Safety's investors but also on the ongoing dynamics between investors with different trading styles. Because the market risk indicators may have small false signals, it is better to identify suitable times to hedge a portfolio using different long/short signals. MSA Safety's indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
Common Stock Shares Outstanding39.5 M
Cash And Short Term Investments164.6 M
When determining whether MSA Safety offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of MSA Safety's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Msa Safety Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Msa Safety Stock:
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of MSA Safety to cross-verify your projections.
For information on how to trade MSA Stock refer to our How to Trade MSA Stock guide.
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Is Commercial Services & Supplies space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of MSA Safety. If investors know MSA will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about MSA Safety listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.047
Dividend Share
2.08
Earnings Share
7.08
Revenue Per Share
47.44
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.083
The market value of MSA Safety is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of MSA that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of MSA Safety's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is MSA Safety's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because MSA Safety's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect MSA Safety's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between MSA Safety's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if MSA Safety is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, MSA Safety's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.