Motorola Solutions (MSI) Competitors $416.50 -1.23 (-0.29%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$416.17 -0.32 (-0.08%) As of 07/11/2025 07:52 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 Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) and Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MSI or CLFD? 84.2% of Motorola Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Clearfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Motorola Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Clearfield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer MSI or CLFD? Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $513.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.23%. Clearfield has a consensus price target of $46.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.81%. Given Motorola Solutions' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Motorola Solutions is more favorable than Clearfield.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Motorola Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Clearfield 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MSI or CLFD? 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 RatioMotorola Solutions$10.82B6.43$1.58B$11.9834.77Clearfield$166.71M3.44-$12.45M-$0.14-296.00 Which has more volatility & risk, MSI or CLFD? Motorola Solutions has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearfield has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MSI or CLFD 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 Motorola Solutions18.67% 160.93% 15.84% Clearfield -1.04%-0.68%-0.59% Does the media favor MSI or CLFD? In the previous week, Motorola Solutions had 19 more articles in the media than Clearfield. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Motorola Solutions and 4 mentions for Clearfield. Motorola Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Clearfield's score of 0.31 indicating that Motorola Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Motorola Solutions 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Clearfield 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryMotorola Solutions beats Clearfield on 12 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$69.44B$13.17B$27.66B$20.64BDividend Yield1.05%1.61%3.12%3.72%P/E Ratio34.7736.5536.9327.83Price / Sales6.43235.661,880.3242.23Price / Cash27.6717.9637.5522.32Price / Book40.4826.237.284.57Net Income$1.58B$203.49M$767.99M$989.30M7 Day Performance-1.90%-1.78%-0.26%0.20%1 Month Performance2.19%7.59%6.06%5.53%1 Year Performance6.75%23.16%52,479.79%10.30% Motorola Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSIMotorola Solutions4.9054 of 5 stars$416.50-0.3%$513.25+23.2%+6.8%$69.44B$10.82B34.7721,000Positive NewsCLFDClearfield1.7132 of 5 stars$43.98-1.0%$46.75+6.3%+5.7%$608.24M$166.71M-314.141,130News CoverageIDCCInterDigital1.7555 of 5 stars$225.93+0.6%$160.00-29.2%+86.1%$5.86B$868.52M17.92420Insider TradeVSATViasat4.4687 of 5 stars$15.86-2.6%$19.00+19.8%-6.0%$2.07B$4.52B-3.567,000WDAYWorkday4.9662 of 5 stars$240.58-0.5%$297.68+23.7%-2.9%$64.23B$8.45B132.9220,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeANETArista Networks4.2886 of 5 stars$101.16-1.3%$109.33+8.1%+20.2%$127.05B$7.00B42.824,412Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpUIUbiquiti1.5346 of 5 stars$416.47-1.8%$343.50-17.5%+146.1%$25.19B$1.93B45.871,515News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCSCOCisco Systems4.6832 of 5 stars$68.79-0.8%$69.53+1.1%+43.4%$272.41B$53.80B28.0890,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastQCOMQUALCOMM4.9745 of 5 stars$158.13-2.5%$186.96+18.2%-22.2%$173.63B$38.96B16.1049,000Positive NewsPANWPalo Alto Networks4.5798 of 5 stars$200.74-0.5%$208.00+3.6%+11.4%$133.85B$8.03B114.7115,289Positive NewsInsider TradeFFIVF54.1533 of 5 stars$299.00-0.4%$282.56-5.5%+65.4%$17.17B$2.82B28.376,557News CoveragePositive News 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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