Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Posts Quarterly 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 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 0.5 %

MSI traded down $2.10 during trading on Thursday, hitting $464.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,369,032 shares, compared to its average volume of 724,670. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $316.34 and a twelve month high of $507.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $468.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $458.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.91, a PEG ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.02.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on MSI shares. Bank of America boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. StockNews.com cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $430.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $467.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $504.88.

About Motorola Solutions

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.