Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Receives $515.44 Average PT from Brokerages

Key Points

• Motorola Solutions, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from eleven brokerages, with nine analysts recommending a buy and two suggesting a hold.
• Insider activity included CEO Gregory Q. Brown selling 17,600 shares, representing a 42.26% decrease in his ownership, while COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares, reflecting a 38.74% decrease in his stake.
• The company reported earnings of $3.57 per share for the last quarter, exceeding expectations and showing a 5.2% year-over-year revenue increase, with a quarterly revenue of $2.77 billion.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the ten research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $516.1250.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Finally, William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 162,879 shares of company stock worth $75,569,861 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Norges Bank bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $872,307,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $650,426,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $474,785,000 after acquiring an additional 1,081,984 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $230,743,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 54.5% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,195,796 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $502,784,000 after buying an additional 422,039 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

NYSE MSI traded down $5.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $473.64. The company's stock had a trading volume of 286,734 shares, compared to its average volume of 917,252. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.91 billion, a PE ratio of 38.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $439.32 and a 200 day moving average of $426.94. Motorola Solutions has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. Analysts expect that Motorola Solutions will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is 35.10%.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.