Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Stock Has Average Target Price of $530.10

Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eleven have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $530.10.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Northcoast Research increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $525.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 target price (up from $470.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $491.23 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $466.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $439.19. Motorola Solutions has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $499.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.68, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.57 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th were paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.11%.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. 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 transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’s 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 owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MSI. State Street Corp grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,269,332,000 after buying an additional 323,725 shares in the last quarter. Aristotle Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $983,432,000. Amundi raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $694,565,000 after buying an additional 30,264 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 34.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $599,532,000 after buying an additional 352,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 5.0% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,244,326 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $539,958,000 after acquiring an additional 59,294 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

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.