Insider buying last 90 days
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Motorola Solutions (MSI) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$458.67−1.01 (−0.2%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:18 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryMotorola Solutions closes at $458.67, down 0.2%, and sits above both its 50-day average of $452.98 and its 200-day average of $426.89, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 60.1, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 2.2 over five days. Price is essentially in line with Gekko Fair Value of $458.05, a gap of just 0.1%. Over the past three months the stock has returned 16.1%, though the one-month return is -4.6% and the one-year return is -4%.
This week's commentary centers on Motorola Solutions' growth strategy across mission-critical networks, command center software and video security, with executives highlighting scaling at Silvus Technologies and D-Fend Solutions and continued momentum in state, local and federal public-safety demand, discussed at the Truist and Piper Sandler conferences. Separately, the company secured a $139 million public safety contract in Louisiana expanding its video, software and communications platform, and declared a $1.21 per share dividend with an ex-dividend date of 16 September 2026.
The next earnings report is due 29 October 2026 after the close, 39 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior report on 5 August 2026 beat estimates ($3.93 versus $3.43) with a 7% reaction, part of a streak of 8 beats over 8 quarters. Nine covering analysts all rate the stock a buy, with a consensus target of $526.82. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -0.1% across 5 years, rising in 3 of them, a mixed signal worth noting.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $458.67200-day averageGekko Fair Value $458.05
Key stats
- Market cap
- $76.14B
- P/E ratio
- 36.2
- Forward P/E
- 23.9
- EPS, TTM
- $12.69
- Revenue, TTM
- $12.24B
- Profit margin
- 17.4%
- Dividend yield
- 1.02%
- Beta
- 0.88
- Volume
- 1.73M avg 956,101
- 1-year return
- −4.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.2%
- 50-day average
- $452.98
- 200-day average
- $426.89
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 165.5M
Motorola Solutions swing-trade checklist
Motorola Solutions scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $458.67 is above the 50-day ($452.98) and 200-day ($426.89) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
60.1, Accumulation
Reading 60.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
0.1% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (0.1% above).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 39 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 39 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
−0.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.1% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Motorola Solutions stock chart and price history
Motorola Solutions closed at $458.67 on Sep 18, 2026, −4.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $359.36 to $494.85.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −4.6%
- 3 months
- +16.1%
- 6 months
- −0.1%
- 1 year
- −4.0%
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About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions builds the radios, cameras and networked systems that police departments, emergency responders and other organizations lean on when operations cannot afford to fail. Customers reach it in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and several other countries, and it has become closely tied to two-way radio gear and video security equipment used in public safety work.
The business runs through two segments. One, Products and Systems Integration, covers hardware such as portable and vehicle radios, fixed and mobile cameras, access control devices, base stations and consoles, plus the work of installing and connecting these pieces for government agencies, safety organizations and private companies that run their own communication or surveillance networks. The other, Software and Services, wraps around that hardware with repairs, technical help, maintenance, monitoring and cybersecurity, and it also builds software for emergency command centers, team communication and video management, available either installed on site or delivered as a cloud subscription.
Founded in 1928 under the name Motorola, Inc., the company took on its current name in January 2011 and keeps its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker MSI.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Telecommunications equipment
- Website
- motorolasolutions.com
Motorola Solutions GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Motorola Solutions’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 2.2 points over five sessions.
60.1Accumulation
Up 2.2 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 28 | +0.2% | −0.7% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 187 | +0.4% | +0.2% | ||
| Neutral | 386 | +0.3% | +2.1% | ||
| Distribution | 55 | +0.2% | +1.8% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average MSI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Motorola Solutions stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Motorola Solutions trades 0.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $458.05, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Motorola Solutions shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$458.05
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
0.1% above fair value · About fair value
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Motorola Solutions insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Motorola Solutions, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in MSI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Motorola Solutions has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $2.00B, Sep 9, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jul 4, 2026
- $334.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.44%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.03B
From company filings.
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Motorola Solutions earnings: next date and track record
Motorola Solutions reports on Oct 29, 2026, after the close (39 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected after the close, 39 days away
- EPS estimate
- $4.41
- Revenue estimate
- $3.25B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7.1%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Motorola Solutions reported an exceptionally strong Q2 2026 with record sales, earnings and backlog. Revenue grew 13% year-over-year with double-digit growth across both segments and all three technologies, driven by robust LMR demand, strong Silvus performance, and continued growth in Software & Services. Non-GAAP operating margin expanded materially (32.9% in Q2), with GAAP and non-GAAP EPS up year-over-year. Cash flow and free cash flow were strong, and capital allocation included meaningful share repurchases and dividends. Management raised full-year guidance for revenue and EPS and highlighted momentum from APX NEXT devices, D-Series infrastructure, and Silvus. They announced a definitive agreement to acquire D-Fend Solutions (counter-drone) pending regulatory approvals. Management acknowledged headwinds from higher memory costs and noted a $60 million benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds in the quarter. Overall, demand, orders, and backlog are described as broad-based and strengthening, with several multi-year catalysts (device refresh, infrastructure upgrades, Silvus scale, and D-Fend potential) supporting ongoing growth.
- Guidance
- Company raised full-year guidance for sales and EPS; increased full-year revenue guide by $175 million (roughly $100M attributed to Silvus and $75M to LMR). Silvus is being guided to ~ $850 million for the year. D-Fend acquisition expected to close in H2 and management cited historical D-Fend revenue of about $185 million and strong historical CAGR (cited ~50% over prior 3 years). Management expects APX NEXT subscribers to reach ~300,000 by year-end 2026 (up from ~200,000 end-2025) and the APX NEXT related apps/subscriptions to drive ~ $100M ARR by year-end. Memory cost headwind for the year is now expected at ~$150M (up from $50M prior year). Management expects LMR (public safety LMR) growth to be stronger in the second half and referenced ~10% growth for LMR in the second half. They also expect operating earnings (OE) contributions to grow ~170 basis points for the company for the year.
- Risks flagged
- Higher memory/component cost exposure (memory expected to be ~$150M for the year), reliance on one-time IEEPA tariff refunds (Q2 benefitted ~$60M), regulatory approvals needed to close the D-Fend acquisition, supply-chain / inventory positioning (they are carrying higher inventory which increases costs but improves conversion), increased interest expense, and execution risk in scaling recent acquisitions (Silvus, pending D-Fend) and converting backlog into timely shipments.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $3.93 est $3.43 | $3.13B est $3.00B | +7.0% |
| May 7, 2026 | $3.37 est $3.25 | $2.71B est $2.70B | −11.5% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $4.59 est $4.35 | $3.38B est $3.34B | +8.0% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $3.33 est $3.30 | $3.01B est $2.99B | −5.9% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $3.57 est $3.35 | $2.77B est $2.73B | +2.6% |
| May 1, 2025 | $3.18 est $3.01 | $2.53B est $2.52B | −7.7% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $4.04 est $3.89 | $3.01B est $2.99B | −6.2% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $3.74 est $3.38 | $2.79B est $2.76B | +7.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Motorola Solutions stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Motorola Solutions is $526.82, +14.9% from the last close, from 9 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$526.82consensus 12-month target, +14.9% from the last close
Now $458.67Avg $526.82
Low $476High $550
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 9 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Truist Financial | — | — |
| Aug 28 | Truist Financial | $550 | +19.9% |
| Aug 26 | Evercore ISI | $550 | +19.9% |
| Aug 7 | Truist Financial | $545 | +18.8% |
| Aug 6 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
+0.2%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−0.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Motorola Solutions seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Motorola Solutions averaged −0.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.9% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.6% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −0.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −1.0% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, MSI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.2%.
Motorola Solutions market cap and key statistics
Motorola Solutions’s market cap is $76.14B, with a P/E ratio of 36.2 and revenue of $12.24B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $76.14B
- P/E ratio
- 36.2
- Forward P/E
- 23.9
- EPS, TTM
- $12.69
- Gekko Fair Value
- $458.05
Trading
- Volume
- 1.73M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 956,101
- 52-week high
- $494.85
- 52-week low
- $359.36
- Shares outstanding
- 165.5M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $12.24B
- Profit margin
- 17.4%
- Return on equity
- 91.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +9.5%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.88
- Typical daily move
- ±2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.2%
- Dividend yield
- 1.02%
Motorola Solutions stock news this week
Coverage of Motorola Solutions this week reads positive: 5 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Motorola Solutions Eyes Defense, Drone Security Growth as Silvus ScalesMarketBeat, Sep 19
- Motorola Solutions Highlights AI-Powered Public Safety Growth at ConferenceMarketBeat, Sep 19
- Motorola Solutions at Piper Sandler conference: ai, resilience drive growthInvesting.com, Sep 16
- Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) Presents at Piper Sandler 5th Annual Growth Frontiers Conference TranscriptSeeking Alpha, Sep 16
- Motorola Solutions Inc's Dividend AnalysisYahoo Finance UK, Sep 16
- Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) Presents at Truist Technology Symposium: AI Transformation & Evolving Enterprise Debates TranscriptSeeking Alpha, Sep 15
Motorola Solutions peers
Motorola Solutions’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| AAPLApple | Neutral | 28.0% above |
| CSCOCisco Systems | Accumulation | 8.9% above |
| GRMNGarmin | Accumulation | 14.7% above |
| CIENCiena | Accumulation | 12.0% below |
| UIUbiquiti | Neutral | 11.0% above |
| VSATViaSat | Neutral | 11.7% below |
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Motorola Solutions stock FAQ
What is Motorola Solutions’s market cap?
Motorola Solutions’s market cap is $76.14B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $458.67, with 165.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 36.2.
What is the Motorola Solutions stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Motorola Solutions is $526.82, +14.9% from the last close. Of the 9 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Motorola Solutions stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Motorola Solutions is about fair value: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $458.67 is 0.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $458.05. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Motorola Solutions report earnings next?
Motorola Solutions is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, after the market closes (39 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $4.41 per share on revenue of $3.25B. Motorola Solutions beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.1% on average across the report.
What is Motorola Solutions’s 52-week high and low?
Motorola Solutions’s 52-week high is $494.85 and its 52-week low is $359.36; it closed at $458.67 on Sep 18, 2026, −4.0% over the past year.
Is Motorola Solutions stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, gekkoindex and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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