Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for MSI Earnings

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2024 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Motorola Solutions in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the communications equipment provider will earn $3.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.46. The consensus estimate for Motorola Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $12.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Motorola Solutions’ Q3 2025 earnings at $3.60 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $13.13 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $4.24 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on MSI. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $430.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Raymond James raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $467.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $504.88.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $474.54 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $470.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $457.58. Motorola Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $314.84 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The firm has a market cap of $79.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MSI. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in 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 buying an additional 310,919 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,454,643 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,358,848,000 after acquiring an additional 198,183 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,736,045 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,675,588,000 after acquiring an additional 89,320 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $1,528,949,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,287,296 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $595,026,000 after acquiring an additional 100,454 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $1.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $4.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.92%. This is a positive change from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.98. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.75%.

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.