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As of close of business last night, Motorola Solutions Inc’s stock clocked out at $425.98, down -2.78% from its previous closing price of $438.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.67 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MSI’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.32. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.12 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.58.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 14 ’24 when BROWN GREGORY Q sold 28,000 shares for $494.38 per share. The transaction valued at 13,842,591 led to the insider holds 22,377 shares of the business.
Gregory Q Brown bought 28,000 shares of MSI for $13,928,600 on Nov 14 ’24. On Nov 13 ’24, another insider, BROWN GREGORY Q, who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, sold 60,000 shares for $496.30 each. As a result, the insider received 29,777,992 and left with 49,166 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Motorola’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 41.80.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MSI has reached a high of $507.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $318.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.61%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 167.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 166.40M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.66% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) is currently drawing attention from 11.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.48, with high estimates of $3.57 and low estimates of $3.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $14.84 and $14.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $14.73. EPS for the following year is $16.04, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $17.0 and $15.32.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 9 analysts expect revenue to total $2.52B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.53B to a low estimate of $2.51B. As of the current estimate, Motorola Solutions Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.39BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.77B. There is a high estimate of $2.8B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.76B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MSI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.56B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.4B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.43B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.82BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.38B and the low estimate is $11.93B.
