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

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions to $311.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 9th. Loop Capital started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, April 25th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $295.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded Motorola Solutions from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, May 23rd. StockNews.com upgraded Motorola Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 5th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions to $301.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $287.11.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of MSI opened at $256.24 on Friday. Motorola Solutions has a 12 month low of $195.18 and a 12 month high of $273.65. The firm's 50 day moving average is $223.60 and its 200-day moving average is $223.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.87 billion, a PE ratio of 36.98, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.92.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $2.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion for 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%. The company's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.94 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 12,102 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.32, for a total value of $3,089,882.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 70,308 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,951,038.56. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 12,102 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.32, for a total transaction of $3,089,882.64. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 70,308 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,951,038.56. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 69,229 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.80, for a total transaction of $17,708,778.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 70,308 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,984,786.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 206,831 shares of company stock valued at $51,833,556 over the last quarter. 1.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.