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The price of Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) closed at $432.33 in the last session, up 0.26% from day before closing price of $431.23. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded. MSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $433.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $427.0.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MSI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.82. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 19 ’25 when DENMAN KENNETH D sold 1,250 shares for $429.59 per share. The transaction valued at 536,988 led to the insider holds 6,936 shares of the business.
DENMAN KENNETH D bought 1,250 shares of MSI for $536,988 on Feb 19 ’25. On Nov 14 ’24, another insider, BROWN GREGORY Q, who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, sold 28,000 shares for $494.38 each. As a result, the insider received 13,842,591 and left with 22,377 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 72171864064 and an Enterprise Value of 76636856320. As of this moment, Motorola’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 42.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.085 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.191.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSI is 0.96, which has changed by 0.22268724 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $332.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.08%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MSI traded on average about 804.32K shares per day over the past 3-months and 677780 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 167.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 166.18M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.88% stake in the company. Shares short for MSI as of 1741910400 were 1956306 with a Short Ratio of 2.43, compared to 1739491200 on 1830958. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1956306 and a Short% of Float of 1.35.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MSI is 4.14, which was 4.03 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009345361The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.26. The current Payout Ratio is 43.65% for MSI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-01-04 when the company split stock in a 10000:40425 ratio.
