JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Price Target to $520.00

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) had its target price lifted by equities research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $515.00 to $520.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target points to a potential upside of 13.80% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on MSI. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Northcoast Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, December 1st. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $499.00 target price (up from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI traded up $35.82 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $456.95. 1,742,799 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,178,054. Motorola Solutions has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The firm has a market cap of $76.10 billion, a PE ratio of 36.66, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $388.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $420.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.59, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.35 by $0.24. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 18.71% and a return on equity of 118.48%. The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.34 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.04 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 170.1% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 530,295 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $203,273,000 after acquiring an additional 333,980 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,041,276 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $399,145,000 after buying an additional 115,391 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,365,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $178,000. Finally, Haven Private LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 1,112 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $426,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

More Motorola Solutions News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — MSI reported Q4 EPS of $4.59 and revenue of $3.38B, topping consensus and showing double-digit revenue growth, record margins and a larger backlog; management framed the quarter as record sales, earnings and cash flow. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Raised FY‑2026 guidance — MSI issued FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $16.70–$16.85 versus the ~$15.70 consensus and revenue guidance near $12.7B (above consensus), signaling stronger-than-expected full-year profitability expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: AI and backlog tailwinds — Coverage and company commentary highlight AI-driven video/safety products and an expanding backlog as drivers of recurring software and services revenue, supporting a higher growth outlook. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 guidance is mixed — MSI gave Q1 EPS guidance of $3.20–$3.25 (above the ~3.09 consensus) but set Q1 revenue around $2.7B (below some estimates), creating a short‑term revenue/earnings mix that investors will watch closely. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Govt/security credential wins — SVX earned the highest FedRAMP authorization level, which supports selling cloud/video services to U.S. government customers but is a longer‑term commercial positive. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term revenue risk and valuation — The soft Q1 revenue guide versus some street estimates and a rich valuation (high P/E and leverage metrics) leave the stock exposed to profit‑taking if execution or bookings slow. Read More.

About Motorola Solutions

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.