How to buy Motorola Solutions stock (MSI)

Motorola Solutions is a communication equipment business based in the US. Motorola Solutions shares (MSI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $462.68 – a decrease of 1.54% over the previous week. Motorola Solutions employs 21,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $10.7 billion.

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Motorola Solutions stock price (NYSE: MSI)

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Motorola Solutions shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$462.68
52-week range	$304.25 - $506.64
50-day moving average more info button	$478.32
200-day moving average more info button	$408.80
Wall St. target price	$503.12
PE ratio more info button	50.7881
Dividend yield more info button	$3.92 (0.94%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$9.11

Is it a good time to buy Motorola Solutions stock?

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Motorola Solutions price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $461.75 from 2024-12-17

1 week (2024-12-12)	-1.74%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-6.26%
3 months (2024-09-19)	5.23%
6 months (2024-06-18)	20.37%

1 year (2023-12-19)	47.54%
2 years (2022-12-19)	85.53%
3 years (2021-12-17)	84.86%
5 years (2019-12-19)	206.48%

Is Motorola Solutions stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Motorola Solutions stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Motorola Solutions's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Motorola Solutions's P/E ratio

Motorola Solutions's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 51x. In other words, Motorola Solutions shares trade at around 51x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Motorola Solutions's PEG ratio

Motorola Solutions's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.2814. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Motorola Solutions's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Motorola Solutions's EBITDA

Motorola Solutions's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3.2 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Motorola Solutions's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Motorola Solutions financials

Revenue TTM	$10.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	27.1%
Gross profit TTM	$4.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	13.38%
Return on equity TTM	182.53%
Profit margin	14.66%
Book value	$7.95
Market Capitalization more info button	$77.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Motorola Solutions's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Motorola Solutions.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Motorola Solutions's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 21.45

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Motorola Solutions's overall score of 21.45 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 16th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Motorola Solutions is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Motorola Solutions's environmental score

Environmental score: 8.4/100

Motorola Solutions's environmental score of 8.4 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Motorola Solutions is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Motorola Solutions's social score

Social score: 12.59/100

Motorola Solutions's social score of 12.59 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Motorola Solutions is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Motorola Solutions's governance score

Governance score: 11.46/100

Motorola Solutions's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Motorola Solutions is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Motorola Solutions's controversy score

Controversy score: 3/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Motorola Solutions scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Motorola Solutions hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Motorola Solutions Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	21.45
Total ESG percentile	15.96
Environmental score	8.4
Environmental score percentile	9
Social score	12.59
Social score percentile	9
Governance score	11.46
Governance score percentile	9
Level of controversy	3

Motorola Solutions share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 29.44% of net profits

Recently Motorola Solutions has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Motorola Solutions shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Motorola Solutions's case, that would currently equate to about $3.92 per share.

While Motorola Solutions's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Motorola Solutions may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Motorola Solutions's most recent dividend payout was on 14 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Motorola Solutions's shares ever split?

Motorola Solutions's shares were split on a 10000:4042 basis on 3 January 2011 . So if you had owned 4042 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 10000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Motorola Solutions shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 59.6% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Motorola Solutions shares which in turn could have impacted Motorola Solutions's share price.

Motorola Solutions share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Motorola Solutions's shares have ranged in value from as little as $304.2481 up to $506.6421. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Motorola Solutions's is 0.979. This would suggest that Motorola Solutions's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Motorola Solutions overview

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. Its land mobile radio communications, and video security and access control devices include two-way portable and vehicle-mounted radios, fixed video cameras, and accessories; communications network core and central processing software, base stations, consoles, and repeaters; and video analytics, network video management hardware and software, and access control solutions. The Software and Services segment provides public safety and enterprise command center, unified communications applications, mobile video equipment, and video software solutions; repair, technical support, and maintenance services; and monitoring, software updates, and cybersecurity services to government, public safety, and commercial communications networks. It serves hospitality; manufacturing; military and defence; public safety; mining; oil and gas; transportation and logistics; utilities industries.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Motorola Solutions is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.383% of Motorola Solutions shares are held by insiders and 87.41% by institutions. How many people work for Motorola Solutions?
Latest data suggests 21,000 work at Motorola Solutions. When does the fiscal year end for Motorola Solutions?
Motorola Solutions's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Motorola Solutions based?
Motorola Solutions's address is: 500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, United States, 60661 What is Motorola Solutions's ISIN number?
Motorola Solutions's international securities identification number is: US6200763075 What is Motorola Solutions's CUSIP number?
Motorola Solutions's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 620076125