There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) Volatility

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Communication Equipment industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. The current market capitalization of Motorola Solutions Inc is $73.09B. A total of 1.22 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 809.65K shares.

In the most recent transaction, DENMAN KENNETH D sold 1,250 shares of MSI for 429.59 per share on Feb 19 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 6,936 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 19 ’25, DENMAN KENNETH D bought 1,250 shares at 429.59 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, BROWN GREGORY Q disposed of 28,000 shares on Nov 14 ’24 at a per-share price of $494.38. This resulted in the Chairman and CEO holding 22,377 shares of MSI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gregory Q Brown bought 28,000 shares at $497.45 per share on Nov 14 ’24.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Motorola Solutions Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.14, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.95%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.48. MSI’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.02% when it declared a $1.09 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.88%. The MSI stock dividend was $1.09 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MSI has a high of $507.82 and a low of $332.98.

As of this writing, MSI has an earnings estimate of $3.01 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.03 per share and a lower estimate of $3.0.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. MSI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.87B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.13B in debt and $4.06B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.19, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$23.00M.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MSI is Buy with a score of 4.36.

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