Piper Sandler Issues Positive Forecast for Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Stock Price

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $499.00 to $503.00 in a report published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. Piper Sandler currently has an overweight rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock.

MSI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Truist Financial began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $540.00 price target on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $506.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Argus upgraded Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.33.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 11.4%

Shares of MSI opened at $384.02 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $450.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $416.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.94, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.93. Motorola Solutions has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $492.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 103.59% and a net margin of 17.61%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.18 EPS. 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 expect that Motorola Solutions will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 37.93%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total transaction of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,529 shares in the company, valued at $4,488,254.29. The trade was a 42.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total value of $13,590,508.25. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 90,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,360,101.95. This represents a 23.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 129,069 shares of company stock worth $60,779,964 in the last three months. 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MSI. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC increased 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 buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Orion Capital Management LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC increased its position in 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 buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Mill Capital Management LLC increased its position 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 buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,313 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $600,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Motorola Solutions News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Motorola Solutions beat first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates, with EPS of $3.37 and revenue of $2.71 billion, helped by strong demand in software, video security, and mission-critical communications. The company also reported record backlog and orders, reinforcing visibility into future revenue growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised full-year 2026 guidance, signaling continued robust demand. The company now expects FY 2026 EPS of $16.87-$16.99 and revenue of about $12.8 billion, both above consensus, which is typically supportive for the stock. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler increased its price target on Motorola Solutions to $503 from $499 and reiterated an overweight rating, suggesting analysts remain bullish on the company’s earnings trajectory and business momentum. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several follow-up articles and transcript coverage centered on the quarter’s metrics and management commentary, but they do not add materially new information beyond the earnings release and guidance update. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the upbeat results, some investors may be taking profits after the stock’s strong prior performance and elevated valuation, especially since the shares had already rallied before the earnings release. Article Title

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.