MSA Safety (MSA) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
Net sellingShare price and insider trades
MSA Safety insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 1 insider bought $71K and 2 sold $4.2M of MSA stock on the open market.
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MSA insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | — | 0 | $4.0M | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | $71K | 1 | — | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | — | 0 | $224K | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | — | 0 | $54K | 1 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 1 MSA Safety Inc insider reported open-market purchases totaling $71K, while 2 insiders reported sales totaling $4.2M. 0 of 4 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11SEC | Nishan J. VartanianChair | Sell | 20,00050,324 held (−28%) | $193.99 | $3.9M | -6.8% | — |
| Aug 5SEC | Jonathan D. BuckChief Accounting Officer | Sell | 4693,776 held (−11%) | $191.00 | $90K | -5.4% | — |
| Jun 12SEC | Julie A BeckCFO | Buy | 4483,825 held (+13%) | $158.69 | $71K | +13.9% | — |
| Feb 18SEC | Jonathan D. BuckChief Accounting Officer | Sell | 1,1003,234 held (−25%) | $203.48 | $224K | -11.2% | — |
| Nov 26SEC | Jonathan D. BuckChief Accounting Officer | Sell | 3334,434 held (−7%) | $161.00 | $54K | +12.2% | — |
Insiders at MSA Safety Inc
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan J. VartanianChair | — | $3.9M | Aug 11, 2026 | — |
| Jonathan D. BuckChief Accounting Officer | — | $367K | Aug 5, 2026 | — |
| Julie A BeckCFO | $71K | — | Jun 12, 2026 | — |
MSA stock: common questions
Are MSA Safety Inc insiders buying MSA stock?
In the past 12 months, 1 insiders reported open-market purchases of MSA worth $71K. The latest was CFO Julie A Beck bought $71K of MSA at $158.69 — first open-market purchase in our records.
Are MSA Safety Inc insiders selling MSA stock?
2 insiders reported sales worth $4.2M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is MSA's 52-week range?
Over the past year MSA has traded between $151.64 and $201.35. It last closed at $180.71 on Oct 9, 2026.