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Motorola Solutions MSI

US equityMarket cap rank #219
$459.78
−$0.66 (-0.14%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $462.09 +0.36%
Open$459.97
Prev close$460.44
Day range$457.24 – $463.67
Volume318.2K
Market cap$76.09B
P/E (TTM)36.2
Dividend yield1.03%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

MSI at a glance

MSI last changed hands at $459.78 (down 0.14%). At $76.09B, Motorola Solutions is ranked #219 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

The 52-week range is $356.42 to $493.57. Today's price is about 75% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 1.9% over twelve months, and up 14.8% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($455.20) and 200-day ($426.84) moving averages; RSI is 50, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 20% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jul 2026 it reported $3.13B in revenue, up 13.3% from a year earlier, with $558.00M of net profit (a 17.4% margin).

The stock changes hands at 36.2 times trailing earnings, about in line with its own five-year average of 37.1.

9 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $528.57, sits 15.0% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Motorola Solutions: the business

Motorola Solutions makes radios, video security and software for police, fire and emergency services.

What tends to move it. Government and public safety budgets and its move into software and subscriptions drive steady growth.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.1%
1 week
-0.2%
1 month
-4.5%
3 months
+14.8%
6 months
+1.4%
Year to date
+20.6%
1 year
+1.9%
Day range
$457.24$463.67
52-week range
$356.42$493.57

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

3 bullish · 4 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-2.1%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average+1.0%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+7.7%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)49.7Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.33Bearish
Bollinger band position27%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$459.77 / $460.16
Average price today$460.66
Volume318.2KAvg (90d) 1.03M
Turnover$146.60M
Turnover rate0.19%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.61vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.40%
Market cap$76.09B
Float market cap$75.74B
Shares outstanding164.72M
EPS (TTM)$12.75
P/E (TTM)36.23
P/B28.48
Book value / share$16.15
Earnings yield0.79%
Dividend (TTM)$4.72 / shareYield 1.03%
Net profit (TTM)$2.11B
Net assets$2.67B
30-day volatility20.3%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.93%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-25.4%-6.2% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How MSI ranks on BeStock

Market value#219 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#196 of 283
Dividend yield#170 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#56 of 300
Dollar volume today#205 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jul 2026

Revenue$3.13B+13.3% YoY
Operating profit$827.00M+19.3% YoY
Net profit$558.00M+8.3% YoY
Diluted EPS$3.33+9.5% YoY
Free cash flow$414.00M+84.0% YoY
Operating cash flow$469.00M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$2.8BSep '24$3.0BDec '24$2.5BMar '25$2.8BJun '25$3.0BSep '25$3.4BDec '25$2.7BApr '26$3.1BJul '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$563.0MSep '24$612.0MDec '24$432.0MMar '25$515.0MJun '25$564.0MSep '25$650.0MDec '25$368.0MApr '26$558.0MJul '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin52.0%
Operating margin25.2%
Net margin17.4%
Return on equity92.0%
Return on assets12.0%
Return on invested capital21.7%
Current ratio1.10
Liabilities / assets86.0%
Cash & investments$710.00M
Total debt$9.47B
Net cash (debt)-$8.76B
Free cash flow / sales21.9%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Products and Systems Integration$1.91B 60.9%
  • Software and Services$1.23B 39.1%
Average move on report day±5.6%last 16 reports
Closed higher10 of 1663% of the time
Best reaction+8.2%
Worst reaction-11.4%

Stock move on the day after each report

+7.4%2024/Q3-6.0%2024/Q4-7.5%2025/Q1+1.9%2025/Q2-5.8%2025/Q3+7.7%2025/Q4-11.4%2026/Q1+8.2%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings36.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 66th percentile, 5-year average 37.1x

#2279 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book28.9x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 39th percentile, 5-year average -5.2x

#5165 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales6.3x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 70th percentile, 5-year average 5.7x

#4056 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

26x37x47x57xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$490.00
Price vs. fair value-6.2%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts9
Average target$528.57+15.0% vs. price
  • Buy 100%
Low $476.00Now $459.78Avg $528.57High $550.00

Latest rating actions

  • 28 Aug 2026Truist FinancialBUY · PT $550.00
  • 26 Aug 2026EvercoreBUY · PT $550.00
  • 11 Aug 2026Truist FinancialBUY · PT $545.00
  • 7 Aug 2026Truist FinancialBUY · PT $545.00
  • 6 Aug 2026UBSBUY · PT $520.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership90.7%+0.06 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,730-3 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)9 buys / 5 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.98% of floatDays to cover 3.2 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share15.6%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

6%14%23%31%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$4.70M (13 inflow days, 7 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.03%
Last dividend$1.21Ex-date 16 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$1.21
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.1320182.3520192.6320202.9220213.2520223.6220234.0320244.482025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 11.2% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Motorola Solutions(MSI.US) Officer Sells US$6.9 Million in Common StockMarket news · 5 Sep 2026
  • Truist Financial Maintains Motorola Solutions(MSI.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 16 Sep 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Motorola Solutions(MSI.US), With a Forecast Between $476 to $545Market news · 7 Aug 2026
  • Truist Financial Maintains Motorola Solutions(MSI.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $545Market news · 7 Aug 2026
  • Truist Financial Maintains Motorola Solutions(MSI.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $550Market news · 28 Aug 2026
  • Evercore Maintains Motorola Solutions(MSI.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $550Market news · 26 Aug 2026

MSI stock: common questions

Where is MSI trading right now?

$459.78 is the latest print for MSI, a move of -0.14% against yesterday's close of $460.44. Today's low and high so far: $457.24 and $463.67.

What is MSI worth in total?

Equity value comes to $76.09B at the current price. By that measure it is number 219 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does MSI sell for?

Buyers pay 36.2 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $12.75). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 37.1, and today's level ranks in the 66th percentile of its own history.

How far is MSI from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $356.42 and the ceiling $493.57. Shares are 6.8% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Motorola Solutions shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.03% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 16, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like MSI?

Of 9 analysts, 100% say buy, 0% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $528.57, with the most cautious at $476.00 and the most optimistic at $550.00.

How does Motorola Solutions make money?

Motorola Solutions makes radios, video security and software for police, fire and emergency services.

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