At the time of writing, Motorola Solutions Inc [MSI] stock is trading at $347.93, down -0.69%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MSI shares have lost -1.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.86%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Motorola Solutions Inc [NYSE: MSI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 25, 2024, when Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $400. Previously, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock with Buy rating on January 19, 2024, and set its price target to $350. On October 09, 2023, BofA Securities initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $330 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $305 on March 16, 2023. Edward Jones downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 23, 2023. In a note dated January 11, 2023, Credit Suisse downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $300 to $270.
For the past year, the stock price of Motorola Solutions Inc fluctuated between $269.64 and $355.39. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $304.75 within the next 12 months. Motorola Solutions Inc [NYSE: MSI] shares were valued at $347.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -12.41% based on the average MSI price forecast.
Analyzing the MSI fundamentals
According to Motorola Solutions Inc [NYSE:MSI], the company’s sales were 9.98B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.25% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 4.13 and Total Capital is 0.31. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 8.48.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 345.35 points at the first support level, and at 342.76 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 352.92, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 357.90.
Motorola Solutions Inc [MSI] reported earnings per share of $3.9 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $3.63/share, meaning a difference of $0.27 and a surprise factor of 7.40%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $3.19 per share as compared to estimates of $3.02 per share, a difference of $0.17 representing a surprise of 5.60%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Motorola Solutions Inc [NYSE:MSI] has a current ratio of 0.99. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.84, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.79, the price to book ratio is 79.87 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.03.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved YAZDI CYNTHIA, SVP, Communications & Brand, that happened on Mar 01 ’24 when 4744.0 shares were sold. SVP, Communications & Brand, YAZDI CYNTHIA completed a deal on Feb 28 ’24 to sell 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and COO MOLLOY JOHN P sold 31602.0 shares on Dec 14 ’23.
