Motorola Solutions - MSI Stock Forecast, Price & News

Motorola Solutions, Inc. provides mission critical communications and analytics 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. Its land mobile radio communications and video security and access control devices include two-way portable and vehicle-mounted radios, fixed and mobile video cameras, and accessories; radio network core and central processing software, base stations, consoles, and repeaters; and video analytics, network video management hardware and software, and access control solutions. The Software and Services segment provides repair, technical support, and hardware maintenance services. This segment also offers monitoring, software updates, and cybersecurity services; and public safety and enterprise command center software, unified communications applications, and video software solutions through on-premise and as a service. It serves government, public safety, and commercial customers. The company was formerly known as Motorola, Inc. and changed its name to Motorola Solutions, Inc. in January 2011. Motorola Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions to $305.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 9th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 23rd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 5th. Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions to $311.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 9th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions to $301.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $287.11.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $255.98. The stock had a trading volume of 5,548 shares, compared to its average volume of 889,449. The company has a market capitalization of $42.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.94, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.92. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $220.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $222.67. Motorola Solutions has a 52 week low of $195.18 and a 52 week high of $273.65.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $2.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.06 billion. Motorola Solutions had a negative return on equity of 571.78% and a net margin of 14.22%. Motorola Solutions's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.94 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions will post 9.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.79 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 14th. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.23%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is currently 45.60%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.75, for a total value of $5,493,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 35,348 shares in the company, valued at $7,767,723. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.85% of the company's stock.