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

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by ($0.10), Zacks reports. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 14.65% and a return on equity of 251.96%. The business had revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. 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 NYSE:MSI traded down $28.70 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $437.35. The stock had a trading volume of 1,545,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 673,106. The firm has a market cap of $73.09 billion, a PE ratio of 47.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $467.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $458.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $318.20 and a twelve month high of $507.82.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. Barclays dropped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $529.00 to $527.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of 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 raised their target price on shares of 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 given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average 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.