Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $519.56 According to Analysts

Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the thirteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $519.56.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.0%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $455.28 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $75.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.85, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $463.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $435.65. Motorola Solutions has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $494.85.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.57 EPS. 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. On average, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal 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 issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,269,332,000 after buying an additional 323,725 shares in the last quarter. Aristotle Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth $983,432,000. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $694,565,000 after acquiring an additional 30,264 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 34.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $599,532,000 after acquiring an additional 352,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 23.9% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,461,363 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $560,170,000 after acquiring an additional 281,496 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a technology company that provides communications, command center, video security and analytical solutions for public safety and commercial organizations. Its offerings are designed to help government agencies, first responders, enterprises and other organizations coordinate operations, manage incidents and improve security.

The company’s products and services include land mobile radio communications, broadband and software-based communications, computer-aided dispatch and records-management systems, video security and access-control technologies, and command center software.