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Motorola Solutions, Inc. MSI
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.09% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $11.7B at a 18.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.44 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-11 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.011 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.131 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.154 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.143 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 6/9 | 1.69 | 31 | +8% |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | 6/9 | 8.23 | 45.8 | +33.4% |
| CMTL | COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ | 2/9 | -0.06 | — | -7.6% |
| GILT | GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD | 2/9 | 1.21 | 43.1 | +47.9% |
| AVNW | AVIAT NETWORKS, INC. | 3/9 | -0.23 | 197.5 | +6.5% |
| HLIT | HARMONIC INC. | 3/9 | -5.38 | — | -26.2% |
| CRNT | CERAGON NETWORKS LTD | 3/9 | 0.98 | — | -14.1% |
About Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. provides public safety, government, defense, and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, including defense, public safety, and enterprise customers who operate private communications systems and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce. This segment also provides mission critical networks, and video security and access control technologies, including two-way portable and vehicle-mounted radios, video cameras, and accessories; communications network core and central processing software, base stations, consoles, and repeaters; and video analytics, network video management hardware and software, and access control solutions. The Software and Services segment offers public safety and enterprise command center, unified communications applications, mobile video equipment, and video software solutions; repair, technical support, and maintenance services; and monitoring, software updates, and cybersecurity services to government, public safety, and commercial communications networks. It serves hospitality; manufacturing; military and defence; police; air transportation; fire and rescue; stadium; emergency medical services; mining; oil and gas; transportation and logistics; utilities; education; retail; and healthcare industries. The company was formerly known as Motorola, Inc. and changed its name to Motorola Solutions, Inc. in January 2011. Motorola Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
FAQ
Is MSI financially healthy?
Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does MSI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Motorola Solutions, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 1.09% with a 33.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is MSI?
In FY2025, Motorola Solutions, Inc. had a net margin of 18.4% and a return on equity of 88.8%.
Is MSI overvalued or undervalued?
Motorola Solutions, Inc. trades at about 36.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.8×–50.8×, median 32.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MSI?
The average Wall-Street price target for Motorola Solutions, Inc. is $522.73, about 11.3% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is MSI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Motorola Solutions, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 31.0×, a dividend yield of 1.09%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.