Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the twelve research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $504.6667.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $418.44 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $69.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $409.42 and a 200 day moving average of $424.49. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.18 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $185,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. Orion Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $558,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,125,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.