Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.10 EPS

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.85 by ($0.10), Zacks reports. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 251.96% and a net margin of 14.65%. Motorola Solutions updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 2.980-3.030 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 14.640-14.740 EPS.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 6.2 %

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock traded down $28.70 on Friday, reaching $437.35. 1,545,095 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 673,106. The company has a market capitalization of $73.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.02. Motorola Solutions has a 52 week low of $318.20 and a 52 week high of $507.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $467.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $458.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.25.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Raymond James upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. StockNews.com downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $505.88.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.