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After finishing at $417.92 in the prior trading day, Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) closed at $412.77, down -1.23%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. MSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $417.795 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $411.7601.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MSI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 44.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.02 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.71.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Evercore ISI on March 25, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $400.
On January 19, 2024, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $350.
On October 09, 2023, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $330.BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating on October 09, 2023, with a $330 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 29 ’25 when MAHER KATHERINE A sold 1,073 shares for $418.68 per share. The transaction valued at 449,423 led to the insider holds 804 shares of the business.
KATHERINE ANN MAHER bought 1,076 shares of MSI for $450,503 on May 29 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, DENMAN KENNETH D, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,250 shares for $429.59 each. As a result, the insider received 536,988 and left with 6,936 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MSI now has a Market Capitalization of 69757304832 and an Enterprise Value of 73876840448. As of this moment, Motorola’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 41.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.743 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.936.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSI is 0.97, which has changed by 0.095171094 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSI has reached a high of $507.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $369.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.86%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 959.53K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1129930 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 166.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 166.16M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.89% stake in the company. Shares short for MSI as of 1747267200 were 2078560 with a Short Ratio of 2.17, compared to 1744675200 on 1969386. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2078560 and a Short% of Float of 1.4199998999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MSI’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.14, compared to 4.14 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009908336The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.22. The current Payout Ratio is 43.65% for MSI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1749772800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-01-04 when the company split stock in a 10000:40425 ratio.
