JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Positive Forecast for Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Stock Price

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) had its target price increased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $515.00 to $520.00 in a report published on Thursday,Benzinga reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an overweight rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock.

MSI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $499.00 price objective (up previously from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $453.90 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $390.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $421.11. Motorola Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.00.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.35 by $0.24. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 18.44% and a return on equity of 116.73%. The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.34 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.04 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were issued 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 yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 38.84%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MSI. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.3% during the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 944 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $397,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,452 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,031,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 0.3% in the second quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,115 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,833,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Rexford Capital Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.6% during the third quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. now owns 3,893 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,780,000 after buying an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $185,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Motorola Solutions

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record Q4 results — MSI beat revenue and EPS expectations, reporting $3.38B in revenue and $4.59 EPS with record margins and cash flow; management framed the quarter as evidence of business strength. Business Wire: Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance was raised materially — company now guides FY EPS to $16.70–$16.85 vs. street ~15.70 and lifted full‑year revenue targets, signaling higher-than-expected profit growth. Business Wire: Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Backlog expansion and AI/video momentum — management emphasized AI‑driven video safety products and a growing services/backlog pipeline as multi‑year revenue drivers. Analysts cite the backlog as evidence of durable demand. Yahoo: Deep Dive on AI & Backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade / price target lift — JPMorgan raised its price target (reported by Benzinga), reinforcing buy‑side confidence and implying upside to the current price. Benzinga: Price Target Raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and call transcripts are available for diligence — slide deck, press release and multiple call transcripts provide detail for investors modeling margins and backlog conversion. Slide Deck / Press Release
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term revenue guide ambiguity — Q1 EPS guidance beat the street, but Q1 revenue was guided at ~$2.7B versus some consensus nearer $2.8B, which could temper expectations for early‑year top‑line growth. Business Wire: Q1 Guidance

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.