Motorola Solutions (MSI) Competitors

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to CSCO or MSI?

In the previous week, Cisco Systems had 96 more articles in the media than Motorola Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 131 mentions for Cisco Systems and 35 mentions for Motorola Solutions. Motorola Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Cisco Systems' score of 1.00 indicating that Motorola Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cisco Systems	77 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Motorola Solutions	25 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CSCO or MSI?

Cisco Systems currently has a consensus target price of $59.94, suggesting a potential upside of 4.32%. Motorola Solutions has a consensus target price of $493.43, suggesting a potential upside of 0.91%. Given Cisco Systems' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than Motorola Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cisco Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Motorola Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSCO or MSI?

Cisco Systems received 1632 more outperform votes than Motorola Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.10% of users gave Cisco Systems an outperform vote while only 67.66% of users gave Motorola Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cisco Systems	Outperform Votes 2427 73.10%	Underperform Votes 893 26.90%
Motorola Solutions	Outperform Votes 795 67.66%	Underperform Votes 380 32.34%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CSCO or MSI?

Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Motorola Solutions. Cisco Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Motorola Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cisco Systems	$53.80B	4.26	$10.32B	$2.33	24.66
Motorola Solutions	$9.98B	8.19	$1.71B	$9.13	53.56

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSCO or MSI?

73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Motorola Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Motorola Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CSCO or MSI a better dividend stock?

Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Motorola Solutions pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cisco Systems pays out 68.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Motorola Solutions pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cisco Systems has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Motorola Solutions has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Cisco Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CSCO or MSI?

Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Motorola Solutions has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CSCO or MSI more profitable?

Cisco Systems has a net margin of 17.73% compared to Motorola Solutions' net margin of 14.65%. Motorola Solutions' return on equity of 251.96% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cisco Systems	17.73%	25.62%	10.10%
Motorola Solutions	14.65%	251.96%	16.05%

Summary

Cisco Systems and Motorola Solutions tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.