Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Reaches New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $493.96 and last traded at $493.6810, with a volume of 359269 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $485.30.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on MSI shares. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 2.5%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $442.30 and its 200-day moving average is $436.93. The company has a market capitalization of $79.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.57 EPS. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 41,102.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 106,656,854 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $44,293,525,000 after purchasing an additional 106,397,991 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,570,096,000 after buying an additional 31,744 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at $983,432,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $672,364,000 after buying an additional 34,715 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

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.