MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 19, 2017

MSA Safety Incorporporated ( MSA ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 19, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.35 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 10, 2017. Shareholders who purchased MSA prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 6.06% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $77.17, the dividend yield is 1.81%.

The previous trading day’s last sale of MSA was $77.17, representing a -6.03% decrease from the 52 week high of $82.12 and a 67.03% increase over the 52 week low of $46.20.

MSA is a part of the Health Care sector, which includes companies such as Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ( ISRG ) and Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ( ZBH ). MSA’s current earnings per share, an indicator of a company’s profitability, is $2.42. Zacks Investment Research reports MSA’s forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as 17.51%, compared to an industry average of 11.4%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the MSA Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.