Motorola Solutions
About: Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses. The bulk of the firm's revenue comes from sales of land mobile radios and radio network infrastructure, but the firm also sells surveillance equipment and dispatch software. Most of Motorola's revenue comes from government agencies, while roughly 25% comes from schools and private businesses. Motorola has customers in over 100 countries and in every state in the United States.
Employees: 21,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $137M | Put options by funds: $91.9M
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 122
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 513 | Existing positions reduced: 482
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,384 [Q4 2024] → 1,370 (-14) [Q1 2025]
1.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.28% [Q4 2024] → 84.81% (-1.47%) [Q1 2025]
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $67.2B [Q4 2024] → $62B (-$5.26B) [Q1 2025]
37% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 [Q4 2024] → 17 (-10) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$511
23%
upside
Avg. target
$513
23%
upside
High target
$515
24%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
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0 negative
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Barclays Tim Long | 23%upside $511 | Overweight Maintained | 5 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Samik Chatterjee | 24%upside $515 | Overweight Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Motorola Solutions Introduces Hybrid Cloud Call Handling Offer to Drive 911 Response Speed and Resiliency
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced VESTA Hybrid, a new offer that unifies the power of Assist AI, advanced Radius Mapping and cyber resilience with VESTA 911 call handling software for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) across the U.S. "911 is a service our communities expect to always be just one call away, and VESTA Hybrid is designed to accelerate the modernization of 911," said Todd Piett, senior vice president, Command Center and Cloud Solutions, M.
Positive
The Motley Fool
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Neutral
Benzinga
1 month ago
Motorola Drops $5B On Silvus, JPMorgan Hears Clear Value Despite Static Over Price
JPMorgan analyst Joseph Cardoso views the $4.4 billion deal between Motorola Solutions, Inc. MSI and Silvus Technologies as logically sound, while the valuation reflects an “outsized recent performance.”
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Lenovo and Motorola announce partnership with FIFA Club World Cup 2025™
MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lenovo and Motorola Mobility, a Lenovo company, have partnered with the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Motorola, a Lenovo brand, has been named Official FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Smartphone Partner and will use the milestone in club football to promote the brand on a global scale, engaging with fans worldwide. The FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ takes place in the United States, starting June 14, marking the start of a bold new era of global club football. 32 of the pla.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Motorola to Acquire Silvus Technologies, Expand Security Portfolio
MSI to buy Silvus Technologies for $4.4B, enhancing its mission-critical comms with advanced MANET tech for defense and public safety markets.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
TJC Announces Sale of Silvus Technologies to Motorola Solutions Inc. for up to $5.0 Billion
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TJC, L.P. (“TJC”) today announced that an affiliate of The Resolute Fund IV, L.P. (“Resolute IV”) has signed a definitive agreement to sell Silvus Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Silvus” or the “Company”) to Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI), a global leader in providing mission-critical communications. The purchase price will be for up to $5.0 billion, comprised of $4.4 billion in cash and up to $600.0 million in earnout payments. The transaction is expe.
Positive
Reuters
1 month ago
Motorola Solutions to buy Silvus Technologies for $4.4 billion
Motorola Solutions said on Tuesday it would acquire wireless-radio maker Silvus Technologies for $4.4 billion.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Motorola Solutions to Acquire Silvus Technologies, a Global Leader in Mission-Critical Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silvus Technologies, Inc. (“Silvus”) for $4.4 billion in up-front consideration. Based in Los Angeles, California, Silvus designs and develops software-defined high-speed mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) technology that enables highly secure data, video and voice communications without the need for fixed infrastructure. Silvus' wide range of customers spans autonomous syst.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Jack Molloy, Executive Vice President & COO, Motorola Solutions, to Participate in the BofA Securities 2025 Global Technology Conference
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, today announced that Jack Molloy, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, will participate at the upcoming BofA Securities 2025 Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 09:20 a.m. PT. A live webcast and replay of the session will be featured on Motorola Solutions' Investor Relations website at www.motorolasolutions.com/investor. About Motorola Sol.
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