Q1 EPS Forecast for Motorola Solutions Decreased by Analyst

Key Points

• Motorola Solutions' Q1 2026 EPS forecast has been decreased by analysts at Zacks Research from $2.80 to $2.79.
• The company's most recent quarterly earnings beat estimates with an EPS of $3.57, surpassing the consensus of $3.36.
• Motorola Solutions recently disclosed a dividend cut with a quarterly payment of $0.0109, representing an annualized yield of 0.0%.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Motorola Solutions in a report issued on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of $2.79 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.80. The consensus estimate for Motorola Solutions' current full-year earnings is $13.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Motorola Solutions' Q3 2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS.

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

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE:MSI opened at $460.77 on Wednesday. Motorola Solutions has a 12-month low of $388.90 and a 12-month high of $507.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.10, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $465.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $435.67.

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 paid a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is currently 35.10%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total transaction of $24,175,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,693,556. The trade was a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 over the last 90 days. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.8% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,885,593 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,202,016,000 after purchasing an additional 384,479 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,681,622 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $3,237,985,000 after buying an additional 101,408 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.2% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,386,899 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,839,569,000 after buying an additional 51,474 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.8% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,401,738 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,430,295,000 after buying an additional 27,206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.6% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,921,004 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,278,845,000 after buying an additional 47,368 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Motorola Solutions

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.

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