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Motorola Solutions (MSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$487.22 +1.83 (+0.38%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About Motorola Solutions Stock (NYSE:MSI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$481.09
$490.19
50-Day Range
$390.71
$487.22
52-Week Range
$359.36
$493.57
Volume
805,669 shs
Average Volume
1.05 million shs
Market Capitalization
$80.63 billion
P/E Ratio
38.36
Dividend Yield
0.99%
Price Target
$519.44
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Motorola Solutions, Inc. is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems. Motorola Solutions also provides lifecycle services such as system deployment, maintenance, software support and managed services to help customers operate and update critical infrastructure over time.

The company traces its roots to the original Motorola business and was established as a separate public company following the 2011 separation of Motorola into two entities. Since then, Motorola Solutions has expanded its software and video capabilities, including through acquisitions that broadened its portfolio in video analytics and enterprise security. It operates globally, serving customers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific with a combination of direct sales, channel partners and service organizations.

Motorola Solutions’s customer base is focused on public safety organizations and mission-critical commercial users, and the company emphasizes reliability, interoperability and security in its product development. The business is led by Gregory Q. Brown, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer, and is positioned as a specialist vendor for organizations that require integrated communications, command center functionality and real-time intelligence derived from voice and video data.

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Motorola Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

MSI MarketRank™: 

Motorola Solutions scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 604 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Motorola Solutions has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, 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.

  • Read more about Motorola Solutions' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Motorola Solutions are expected to grow by 7.31% in the coming year, from $15.87 to $17.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Motorola Solutions is 38.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.89.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Motorola Solutions is 38.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 72.03.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Motorola Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 2.90. 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 30.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Motorola Solutions' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.90% 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 3.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Motorola Solutions has recently decreased by 20.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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 28.42% next year. This indicates that Motorola Solutions will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Motorola Solutions' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Motorola Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.79. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment 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

    22 people have searched for MSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 69% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    17 people have added Motorola Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 750% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $478,868.00 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.

  • Read more about Motorola Solutions' insider trading history.
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MSI Stock News Headlines

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) SVP Sells $478,867.84 in Stock
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MSI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Motorola Solutions' stock was trading at $383.12 at the start of the year. Since then, MSI stock has increased by 27.2% and is now trading at $487.22.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Motorola Solutions: Callyo, Pelco, IndigoVision plc, WatchGuard Inc, Avtec Inc, VaaS International Holdings, Avigilon Corporation, and others.

Motorola Solutions' top institutional investors include California State Teachers Retirement System (64.45%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.85%), Amundi (0.83%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.77%). Insiders that own company stock include Gregory Q Brown, John P Molloy, James A Niewiara, Rajan Naik, Cynthia Yazdi, Kenneth D Denman, Jason J Winkler, Kathryn A Moore, Kathryn A Moore and Katherine A Maher.
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Shares of MSI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Motorola Solutions investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), McKesson (MCK), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/17/2026
Dividend Payable
7/15/2026
Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Today
8/26/2026
Record date for 10/15 Dividend
9/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend
9/16/2026
Dividend Payable
10/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Communications Equipment
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:MSI
Previous Symbol
NYSE:MOT
CIK
68505
Employees
23,000
Year Founded
1928

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$550.00
Low Price Target
$450.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.92
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.70
Trailing P/E Ratio
38.36
Forward P/E Ratio
30.70
P/E Growth
2.9
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
6.90
Cash Flow
$16.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow
29.60
Book Value
$16.24 per share
Price / Book
30.00

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
165,490,000
Free Float
163,376,000
Market Cap
$80.63 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.87

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This page (NYSE:MSI) was last updated on 8/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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