Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for MSI Earnings

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Motorola Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will earn $3.68 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.67. The consensus estimate for Motorola Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $13.55 per share.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 18.71% and a return on equity of 118.48%. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.74 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on MSI. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday. Northcoast Research raised Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $465.00 price target (down from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $495.00.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $369.97 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $61.62 billion, a PE ratio of 29.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.59. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $395.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $426.66.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This is a boost from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.84%.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. United Community Bank increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. 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.