Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) issued an update on its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.390-4.440 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.2 billion-$3.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.3 billion. Motorola Solutions also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 17.620-17.720 EPS.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE MSI traded down $4.97 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $437.88. The company had a trading volume of 1,210,615 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,097,409. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.69 billion, a PE ratio of 35.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.87. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $413.87 and its 200-day moving average is $427.30.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.18 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 39.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $1,879,000. Van Diest Capital LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $222,000. Claris Financial LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $263,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 28.2% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 171,670 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $64,710,000 after buying an additional 37,720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 3,500 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,342,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.