The stock of Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) has increased by 5.69 when compared to last closing price of 469.95. Despite this, the company has experienced a 9.43% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-08 that Driven by solid demand trends, MSI surpassed third-quarter 2024 earnings estimates with record revenues.
Is It Worth Investing in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) is above average at 58.17x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.98.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for MSI is 166.16M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.95% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of MSI on November 08, 2024 was 656.11K shares.
MSI’s Market Performance
The stock of Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) has seen a 9.43% increase in the past week, with a 6.90% rise in the past month, and a 20.33% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.55%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.28% for MSI. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.29% for MSI stock, with a simple moving average of 28.11% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MSI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MSI stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for MSI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MSI in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $400 based on the research report published on March 25, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MSI reach a price target of $350. The rating they have provided for MSI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 19th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to MSI, setting the target price at $330 in the report published on October 09th of the previous year.
MSI Trading at 9.28% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MSI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 3.42% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.28%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.55%, as shares surge +5.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.36% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MSI rose by +9.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +50.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $467.23. In addition, Motorola Solutions Inc saw 58.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MSI starting from YAZDI CYNTHIA, who sale 8,136 shares at the price of $424.80 back on Aug 20 ’24. After this action, YAZDI CYNTHIA now owns 8,598 shares of Motorola Solutions Inc, valued at $3,456,173 using the latest closing price.
YAZDI CYNTHIA, the SVP, Communications & Brand of Motorola Solutions Inc, sale 1,864 shares at $422.30 during a trade that took place back on Aug 15 ’24, which means that YAZDI CYNTHIA is holding 8,598 shares at $787,167 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MSI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Motorola Solutions Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.3. Equity return is now at value 256.89, with 11.43 for asset returns.
Based on Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.89 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 8.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.83. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.51. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.38for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.78. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
