Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $519.4444.
MSI has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th.
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Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions
Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $983,432,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11,507.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,192,196 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $456,993,000 after purchasing an additional 1,181,925 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth $374,617,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 9,067.3% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 575,159 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $220,470,000 after buying an additional 568,885 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.2%
NYSE:MSI opened at $468.50 on Wednesday. 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 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $494.85. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $451.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $437.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.88.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.57 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 expect that Motorola Solutions will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.11%.
Motorola Solutions Company Profile
Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.
The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.
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