Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Zacks Research

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) was upgraded by investment analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on MSI. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $405.71 on Monday. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $408.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $424.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. Analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.19 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.