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

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eleven have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $516.6667.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in 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 last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $480.66 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $79.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.85, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.87. Motorola Solutions has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $493.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $428.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $433.21.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.57 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

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.