Analysts Set Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Price Target at $513.78

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $513.00.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on MSI shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,693,556. The trade was a 51.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $194,000. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 55.1% during the 3rd quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,534 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 545 shares during the period. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 111.4% during the 3rd quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,966 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $899,000 after purchasing an additional 1,036 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 94,797 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $43,352,000 after purchasing an additional 2,574 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 94.6% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 9,233 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,222,000 after purchasing an additional 4,489 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI stock opened at $444.24 on Friday. Motorola Solutions has a 1 year low of $388.90 and a 1 year high of $507.82. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $463.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $436.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. The firm has a market cap of $74.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 35.10%.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions 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.