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Motorola Solutions (MSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$413.42 +1.69 (+0.41%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$412.91 -0.50 (-0.12%)
As of 03/12/2025 07:42 PM Eastern
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About Motorola Solutions Stock (NYSE:MSI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$410.59
$417.01
50-Day Range
$412.10
$481.83
52-Week Range
$332.98
$507.82
Volume
908,470 shs
Average Volume
848,125 shs
Market Capitalization
$69.01 billion
P/E Ratio
44.84
Dividend Yield
1.05%
Price Target
$505.88
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. Its land mobile radio communications, and video security and access control devices include two-way portable and vehicle-mounted radios, fixed video cameras, and accessories; communications network core and central processing software, base stations, consoles, and repeaters; and video analytics, network video management hardware and software, and access control solutions. The Software and Services segment provides public safety and enterprise command center, unified communications applications, mobile video equipment, and video software solutions; repair, technical support, and maintenance services; and monitoring, software updates, and cybersecurity services to government, public safety, and commercial communications networks. It serves hospitality; manufacturing; military and defence; public safety; mining; oil and gas; transportation and logistics; utilities industries. The company was formerly known as Motorola, Inc. and changed its name to Motorola Solutions, Inc. in January 2011. Motorola Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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Motorola Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

MSI MarketRank™: 

Motorola Solutions scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 660 stocks in the computer and 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 2.88, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Motorola Solutions has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Motorola Solutions are expected to grow by 9.15% in the coming year, from $13.55 to $14.79 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Motorola Solutions is 44.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.27.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Motorola Solutions is 44.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 41.94.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Motorola Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 3.82. 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 40.14. 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

    1.11% 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 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Motorola Solutions has recently increased by 0.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Motorola Solutions pays a meaningful dividend of 1.03%, higher than 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 47.29%. 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 29.48% next year. This indicates that Motorola Solutions will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Motorola Solutions' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.11% 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 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Motorola Solutions has recently increased by 0.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Motorola Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.47. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for Motorola Solutions this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    17 people have searched for MSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 467% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    29 people have added Motorola Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 81% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Motorola Solutions insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.26% 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Motorola Solutions' stock was trading at $462.23 at the start of the year. Since then, MSI shares have decreased by 10.6% and is now trading at $413.4150.
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Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.10. The communications equipment provider earned $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 197.59% and a net margin of 14.58%.
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Motorola Solutions subsidiaries include Callyo, Pelco, IndigoVision plc, WatchGuard Inc, Avtec Inc, VaaS International Holdings, Avigilon Corporation, and others.

Motorola Solutions' top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.67%), Capital World Investors (5.90%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.51%) and Raymond James Financial Inc. (1.98%). 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, Mark S Hacker 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

Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend
12/13/2024
Dividend Payable
1/15/2025
Last Earnings
2/13/2025
Today
3/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend
3/14/2025
Dividend Payable
4/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Radio & t.v. communications equipment
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:MSI
Previous Symbol
NYSE:MOT
Employees
20,000
Year Founded
1928

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$505.88
High Stock Price Target
$530.00
Low Stock Price Target
$440.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+22.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.88
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
44.84
Forward P/E Ratio
30.51
P/E Growth
3.82
Net Income
$1.58 billion
Pretax Margin
18.23%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.82 billion
Cash Flow
$14.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
28.90
Book Value
$10.30 per share
Price / Book
40.14

Miscellaneous

Free Float
164,433,000
Market Cap
$69.01 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.03

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This page (NYSE:MSI) was last updated on 3/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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