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

Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research 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 covered the stock in the last year is $519.56.

MSI has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $531.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.3%

MSI stock opened at $447.15 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $494.85. The company has a market cap of $74.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.21, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a fifty day moving average of $463.88 and a 200-day moving average of $435.53.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 38.11%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business’s 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 $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at approximately $983,432,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth $374,617,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 9,067.3% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 575,159 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $220,470,000 after acquiring an additional 568,885 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 150.3% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 933,462 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $357,815,000 after acquiring an additional 560,510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 34.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $599,532,000 after purchasing an additional 352,679 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a technology company that provides communications, command center, video security and analytical solutions for public safety and commercial organizations. Its offerings are designed to help government agencies, first responders, enterprises and other organizations coordinate operations, manage incidents and improve security.

The company’s products and services include land mobile radio communications, broadband and software-based communications, computer-aided dispatch and records-management systems, video security and access-control technologies, and command center software.