Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Price Target Raised to $545.00

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) had its target price raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $525.00 to $545.00 in a research report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $516.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.3%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $467.74 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $493.57. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $417.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $428.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $77.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.83, a PEG ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,570,096,000 after acquiring an additional 31,744 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth $983,432,000. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $672,364,000 after purchasing an additional 34,715 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $694,565,000 after purchasing an additional 30,264 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 results and higher guidance: Revenue rose 13% year over year to $3.13 billion, while adjusted EPS increased 24% to $4.41, exceeding consensus estimates. Motorola Solutions raised its 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $12.975 billion and adjusted EPS guidance to $17.62-$17.72. Motorola Solutions lifts annual guidance on resilient public safety demand
• Positive Sentiment: Record backlog supports future growth: Orders lifted backlog to an all-time high of $15.6 billion, with demand for public-safety communications, software, video, and services contributing to broad-based growth. Motorola Solutions Q2 Earnings and Guidance Signal Stronger Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: Truist and JPMorgan each lifted their target to $545, while Piper Sandler raised its target to $530; the firms maintained Buy or Overweight ratings. Motorola Solutions analyst price-target changes
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum remains favorable: MSI’s 50-day moving average recently crossed above its 200-day moving average, forming a “golden cross,” a signal that may attract momentum-oriented investors. Motorola MSI Just Flashed Golden Cross Signal

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

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.