Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) have been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the twelve research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $504.6667.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of MSI opened at $403.01 on Monday. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $428.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $414.65.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 39.00%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total value of $13,590,508.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 90,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,360,101.95. This trade represents a 23.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MSI. United Community Bank raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 81.3% during the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

About Motorola Solutions

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.