Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at Zacks Research

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Jul 22nd, 2026

Zacks Research upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

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Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of MSI opened at $405.71 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $67.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $408.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $424.19.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were issued a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 39.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at about $210,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 38.7% in the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 709 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.7% during the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 16,279 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $6,845,000 after buying an additional 2,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $891,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Motorola Solutions

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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.