Motorola Solutions (MSI)
NYSEInformation TechnologyCommunication EquipmentSnapshot 2026-09-04
$468.05-0.89%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEInformation TechnologyCommunication EquipmentSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Communications Equipment is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 36% growth a year, above the roughly 10% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 25% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskMotorola Solutions' growth trajectory relies on its ability to increase revenue to approximately $12.975 billion in 2026. Revenue grew 13% year over year in Q2 2026, and the last quarter beat expectations. MSI trades at 29× P/E versus a peer median of 37×, indicating that the market is pricing in more growth than forecasted. If MSI cuts guidance on the next call, that could negatively impact the stock. Peer multiples imply a price about 36% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. MSI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 14 analysts currently covering MSI (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for MSI in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Communications Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Maintain strong capital allocation including share repurchases and dividends
Dividend declaration supports strong capital allocation objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $468.05
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $468.05.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase revenue to approximately $12.975 billion in 2026
Raised guidance supports revenue growth objective.
Advances: Increase revenue to approximately $12.975 billion in 2026
Q2 results support revenue growth towards $12.975 billion.
Advances: Increase revenue to approximately $12.975 billion in 2026
Earnings beat supports revenue growth objective.
Advances: Increase revenue to approximately $12.975 billion in 2026
Price target increase reflects positive growth outlook.
Advances: Increase revenue to approximately $12.975 billion in 2026
Q2 growth supports revenue target for 2026.
Advances: Increase revenue to $12.8 billion in 2026
Earnings beat and outlook raise confidence in growth.
Advances: Expand Software and Services segment
New R&D facility supports software and services expansion.
