Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for MSI Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its earnings per share estimate for Motorola Solutions for Q3 2027 from $4.59 to $4.61, with a projected full-year EPS of $13.55.
• Motorola Solutions reported $3.57 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing expectations by $0.21, and showed a 5.2% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Insider selling has occurred significantly, with COO John P. Molloy and CEO Gregory Q. Brown both reducing their ownership in the company by over 38% and 58%, respectively.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) - Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2027 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 per share of $4.61 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.59. The consensus estimate for Motorola Solutions' current full-year earnings is $13.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Motorola Solutions' FY2027 earnings at $16.11 EPS.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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.

MSI has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price target for the company. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $456.01 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $75.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82. 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 company's 50-day simple moving average is $464.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $435.49.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, 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. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, 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 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 over the last three months. 1.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,885,593 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,202,016,000 after buying an additional 384,479 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,681,622 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,237,985,000 after purchasing an additional 101,408 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in 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 worth $1,839,569,000 after acquiring an additional 51,474 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in 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 worth $1,430,295,000 after acquiring an additional 27,206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position 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 during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

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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