Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of “Buy” from the twelve ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $504.6667.
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on MSI shares. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st.
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Motorola Solutions Price Performance
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.00%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MSI. CX Institutional raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 8.7% in the second quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,716 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $713,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Eastern Bank lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 4,087.1% during the 2nd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 56,861 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $23,614,000 after buying an additional 55,503 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 18.9% in the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 38,452 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $16,687,000 after acquiring an additional 6,125 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 20.8% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 18,136 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $7,870,000 after acquiring an additional 3,125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 64.4% during the first quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 359,418 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $155,977,000 after acquiring an additional 140,800 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.
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.
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