Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 17.620-17.720 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 16.610. The company issued revenue guidance of $13.0 billion-$13.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.8 billion. Motorola Solutions also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 4.390-4.440 EPS.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE:MSI traded down $4.97 on Wednesday, reaching $437.88. 1,210,615 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,097,409. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.87. The business has a fifty day moving average of $413.87 and a 200-day moving average of $427.30. Motorola Solutions has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 39.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. Barclays upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 95.6% during the 4th quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,283,065 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $491,824,000 after acquiring an additional 627,066 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 576.0% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 708,083 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $271,429,000 after purchasing an additional 603,330 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $217,494,000. FIL Ltd raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 4,412.7% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 570,228 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $218,580,000 after purchasing an additional 557,592 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2,240,238.1% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 470,471 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $180,341,000 after buying an additional 470,450 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.