Motorola Solutions (MSI) Competitors $437.08 -1.90 (-0.43%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$435.24 -1.84 (-0.42%) As of 08/1/2025 06:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MSI vs. CLFD, IDCC, VSAT, WDAY, ANET, UI, CSCO, QCOM, PANW, and FFIVShould you be buying Motorola Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Motorola Solutions include Clearfield (CLFD), InterDigital (IDCC), Viasat (VSAT), Workday (WDAY), Arista Networks (ANET), Ubiquiti (UI), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and F5 (FFIV). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Motorola Solutions vs. Its Competitors Clearfield InterDigital Viasat Workday Arista Networks Ubiquiti Cisco Systems QUALCOMM Palo Alto Networks F5 Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) and Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Is CLFD or MSI more profitable? Motorola Solutions has a net margin of 18.67% compared to Clearfield's net margin of -1.04%. Motorola Solutions' return on equity of 160.93% beat Clearfield's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clearfield-1.04% -0.68% -0.59% Motorola Solutions 18.67%160.93%15.84% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CLFD or MSI? 88.7% of Clearfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Motorola Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Clearfield shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Motorola Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, CLFD or MSI? Clearfield has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Motorola Solutions has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CLFD or MSI? In the previous week, Motorola Solutions had 34 more articles in the media than Clearfield. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Motorola Solutions and 4 mentions for Clearfield. Motorola Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Clearfield's score of 0.33 indicating that Motorola Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Clearfield 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Motorola Solutions 28 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CLFD or MSI? Clearfield presently has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.52%. Motorola Solutions has a consensus target price of $510.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. Given Clearfield's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Clearfield is more favorable than Motorola Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Clearfield 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Motorola Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has better earnings & valuation, CLFD or MSI? Motorola Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Clearfield. Clearfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Motorola Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClearfield$166.71M3.39-$12.45M-$0.14-291.50Motorola Solutions$10.96B6.66$1.58B$11.9836.48 SummaryMotorola Solutions beats Clearfield on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Motorola Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MSI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMotorola SolutionsWireless Equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$73.27B$13.27B$29.10B$20.63BDividend Yield1.00%1.74%3.08%3.67%P/E Ratio36.4820.9348.1729.01Price / Sales6.66291.911,546.2066.10Price / Cash29.2018.3538.0722.82Price / Book42.4827.607.414.43Net Income$1.58B$203.49M$782.80M$993.74M7 Day Performance2.12%-2.79%-3.69%-3.39%1 Month Performance3.60%-3.76%-0.16%-2.10%1 Year Performance6.53%14.04%52,681.98%10.09% Motorola Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSIMotorola Solutions4.6828 of 5 stars$437.08-0.4%$510.67+16.8%+9.7%$73.27B$10.96B36.4821,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionCLFDClearfield1.4908 of 5 stars$45.20+2.0%$46.75+3.4%-4.3%$625.16M$178.21M-322.861,130IDCCInterDigital2.0453 of 5 stars$222.11-1.0%$160.00-28.0%+84.7%$5.76B$868.52M17.61420Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownVSATViasat2.985 of 5 stars$14.86+1.2%$19.00+27.9%-11.7%$1.94B$4.52B-3.347,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownWDAYWorkday4.8872 of 5 stars$238.03-1.5%$296.88+24.7%-0.2%$63.55B$8.70B131.5120,400Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ANETArista Networks4.526 of 5 stars$117.53+2.8%$111.40-5.2%+39.0%$147.61B$7.44B49.754,412Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownUIUbiquiti1.6207 of 5 stars$459.03+2.8%$343.50-25.2%+142.6%$27.77B$1.93B50.551,515Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap DownCSCOCisco Systems4.7678 of 5 stars$67.92-1.1%$70.35+3.6%+41.6%$268.96B$53.80B27.7290,400Positive NewsQCOMQUALCOMM4.8836 of 5 stars$161.05+1.7%$183.95+14.2%-9.6%$176.83B$38.96B16.4049,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPANWPalo Alto Networks4.4956 of 5 stars$204.50+0.6%$209.42+2.4%+9.5%$136.36B$8.03B116.8615,289Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFFIVF54.3284 of 5 stars$301.63+0.8%$291.44-3.4%+57.3%$17.32B$2.82B28.626,557Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLFD Alternatives IDCC Alternatives VSAT Alternatives WDAY Alternatives ANET Alternatives UI Alternatives CSCO Alternatives QCOM Alternatives PANW Alternatives FFIV Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MSI) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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