Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $493.96 and last traded at $493.6810, with a volume of 359269 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $485.30.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on MSI shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $81.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $438.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $436.27.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the first 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 in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by 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.