Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Price Target Raised to $545.00 at Truist Financial

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) had its target price lifted by Truist Financial from $525.00 to $545.00 in a report released on Friday morning, MarketBeat reports. Truist Financial currently has a buy rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $516.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $467.74 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.83, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $417.03 and a 200 day moving average of $428.40. Motorola Solutions has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $493.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.57 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.11%.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 results and higher guidance: Revenue rose 13% year over year to $3.13 billion, while adjusted EPS increased 24% to $4.41, exceeding consensus estimates. Motorola Solutions raised its 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $12.975 billion and adjusted EPS guidance to $17.62-$17.72. Motorola Solutions lifts annual guidance on resilient public safety demand
• Positive Sentiment: Record backlog supports future growth: Orders lifted backlog to an all-time high of $15.6 billion, with demand for public-safety communications, software, video, and services contributing to broad-based growth. Motorola Solutions Q2 Earnings and Guidance Signal Stronger Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: Truist and JPMorgan each lifted their target to $545, while Piper Sandler raised its target to $530; the firms maintained Buy or Overweight ratings. Motorola Solutions analyst price-target changes
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum remains favorable: MSI’s 50-day moving average recently crossed above its 200-day moving average, forming a “golden cross,” a signal that may attract momentum-oriented investors. Motorola MSI Just Flashed Golden Cross Signal

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.