Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of MSI FY2027 Earnings

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Motorola Solutions in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the communications equipment provider will earn $16.27 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $16.25. The consensus estimate for Motorola Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $13.55 per share.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 118.48% and a net margin of 18.71%.The company’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.74 EPS.

MSI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $465.00 price target (down previously from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Northcoast Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $495.00.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE:MSI opened at $369.97 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $395.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $426.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.99. Motorola Solutions has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $492.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.59.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.3% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,171,959 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $10,139,015,000 after purchasing an additional 286,366 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,292,310,000 after purchasing an additional 490,354 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,681,622 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,237,985,000 after buying an additional 101,408 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,386,899 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,839,569,000 after buying an additional 51,474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,570,096,000 after buying an additional 31,744 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is an increase from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.84%.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.