Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $506.4286.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $465.00 target price (down previously from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $391.92 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The stock has a market cap of $65.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $447.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $435.88. Motorola Solutions has a 1 year low of $387.77 and a 1 year high of $503.62.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The firm had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.74 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.360 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.090-15.150 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.99%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 165,728 shares of company stock worth $78,523,945 in the last quarter. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. United Community Bank lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 81.3% during the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 289.5% in the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 74 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.