Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) – What Are Researchers Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $530.10.

MSI has been the topic of several research reports. Truist Financial upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $531.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. Raymond James Financial increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $550.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Northcoast Research increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $525.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $487.22 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $80.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Motorola Solutions has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $499.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $466.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $439.67.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.57 EPS. 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 anticipate that Motorola Solutions will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $1.21 per share. 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, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.11%.

Insider Activity

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $1,052,000. Mattern Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $10,657,000. BNP Paribas increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 10.8% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 29,636 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $12,307,000 after purchasing an additional 2,884 shares during the period. Moran Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 12.3% during the first quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 46,603 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $20,224,000 after purchasing an additional 5,106 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $2,204,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides mission-critical communications, public safety, and enterprise security technologies. The company develops products and services that help governments, law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, commercial organizations, and other institutions coordinate operations, protect people, and manage critical events.

Its portfolio includes two-way radios and broadband communication systems, command center software, computer-aided dispatch and records management solutions, video security and analytics, access control, and cybersecurity services.