Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Price Target Raised to $530.00 at Piper Sandler

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) had its price target lifted by equities researchers at Piper Sandler from $503.00 to $530.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock. Piper Sandler’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 11.98% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $511.00.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI traded up $35.15 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $473.29. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 972,106 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,096,405. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. Motorola Solutions has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $493.57. The company’s 50-day moving average is $414.45 and its 200-day moving average is $427.61. The firm has a market cap of $78.57 billion, a PE ratio of 38.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.57 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.19 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $185,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Orion Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Mill Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,125,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $558,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $232,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Motorola Solutions

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

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue rose 13.3% year over year to $3.13 billion, exceeding the roughly $3.0 billion consensus estimate. Non-GAAP EPS of $4.41 increased 24% from a year earlier and topped estimates near $3.85–$3.86. Motorola Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Motorola Solutions raised its full-year 2026 forecast to approximately $12.98 billion in revenue and $17.62–$17.72 in adjusted EPS, above prior guidance and analyst expectations. Third-quarter EPS guidance of $4.39–$4.44 also exceeded consensus. Motorola Solutions Lifts Annual Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Record backlog of $15.6 billion, up 11% year over year, signals strong order momentum and improved visibility into the second half. Management cited durable demand across communications, software, video and services used by public-safety customers.
• Positive Sentiment: The planned $1.5 billion acquisition of counter-drone technology provider D-Fend could broaden Motorola Solutions’ public-safety and security offerings.
• Neutral Sentiment: Results benefited partly from a $60 million pretax benefit related to IEEPA tariff refunds, which may not recur and makes some of the quarterly earnings strength less representative of underlying operations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the positive outlook revision, the stock’s valuation remains elevated at approximately 37.6 times earnings, leaving less room for disappointment.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider-trading data show no reported open-market purchases and 65 sales during the past six months, including substantial sales by CEO Gregory Q. Brown. These transactions may weigh on sentiment, although they do not necessarily indicate a change in the company’s fundamentals.

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.