Motorola Solutions (MSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Motorola Solutions, Inc. provides mission-critical communications, public safety, and enterprise security technologies. The company develops products and services that help governments, law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, commercial organizations, and other institutions coordinate operations, protect people, and manage critical events.

Its portfolio includes two-way radios and broadband communication systems, command center software, computer-aided dispatch and records management solutions, video security and analytics, access control, and cybersecurity services. Motorola Solutions also provides implementation, support, managed services, and software designed to connect voice, data, video, and operational workflows across an organization.

The company serves customers in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. Motorola Solutions was formed in 2011 when Motorola, Inc. separated its government and enterprise communications business from Motorola Mobility. Greg Brown has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2011.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $478.68 to $487.03
• 50-Day Range: $444.08 to $491.54
• 52-Week Range: $359.36 to $494.85
• Volume: 958,121 shs
• Average Volume: 834,316 shs
• Market Capitalization: $80.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.23
• Dividend Yield: 1.00%
• Price Target: $530.10
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Motorola Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Motorola Solutions scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 591 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Motorola Solutions has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Motorola Solutions is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Motorola Solutions has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Motorola Solutions are expected to grow by 7.44% in the coming year, from $15.87 to $17.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Motorola Solutions is 32.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Motorola Solutions is 32.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Motorola Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 2.88. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Motorola Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 33.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.01% of the float of Motorola Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Motorola Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Motorola Solutions has recently increased by 1.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Motorola Solutions has a dividend yield of 1.00%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Motorola Solutions has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Motorola Solutions is 38.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Motorola Solutions will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.39% next year. This indicates that Motorola Solutions will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.52

News Sentiment

Motorola Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Motorola Solutions this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for MSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Motorola Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Motorola Solutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,378,696.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.28% of the stock of Motorola Solutions is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.17% of the stock of Motorola Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Today: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Communications Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MSI
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MOT
• CIK: 68505
• Web: www.motorolasolutions.com
• Phone: (847) 576-5000
• Fax: 847-576-5372
• Employees: 23,000
• Year Founded: 1928

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Motorola Solutions: $530.10
• High Price Target: $550.00
• Low Price Target: $476.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.60
• P/E Growth: 2.88
• Net Income: $2.15 billion
• Net Margins: 17.44%
• Pretax Margin: 22.62%
• Return on Equity: 98.22%
• Return on Assets: 12.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.13
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.88
• Cash Flow: $16.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.39
• Book Value: $14.57 per share
• Price / Book: 33.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 165,490,000
• Free Float: 163,376,000
• Market Cap: $80.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88