Motorola Solutions (MSI) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) in the last few weeks:

• 2/18/2025 – Motorola Solutions was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/14/2025 – Motorola Solutions had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $529.00 to $527.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Motorola Solutions had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $495.00 to $505.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – Motorola Solutions was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.3 %

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $420.65 on Tuesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $326.22 and a twelve month high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market cap of $70.22 billion, a PE ratio of 45.62, a P/E/G ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $462.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $460.47.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by ($0.10). Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 197.59% and a net margin of 14.58%. The company had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. On average, research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,179,834 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $9,789,955,000 after acquiring an additional 310,919 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,454,643 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,358,848,000 after purchasing an additional 198,183 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 12.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,187,217 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,933,360,000 after purchasing an additional 451,172 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,528,949,000. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,030,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,400,980,000 after buying an additional 334,639 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

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.