Analysts Set Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Target Price at $516.67

Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) have been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $516.6667.

MSI has been the subject of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of 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 restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of MSI opened at $458.05 on Friday. Motorola Solutions has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $493.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $423.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $431.37. The stock has a market cap of $75.80 billion, a PE ratio of 36.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.