Motorola Solutions, Inc.

NYSE:MSI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$77.7b

Motorola Solutions Valuation

Is MSI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MSI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$456.49
Fair Value
1.8% overvalued intrinsic discount
10
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: MSI ($464.86) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($456.49)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MSI is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MSI?

Key metric: As MSI is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MSI. This is calculated by dividing MSI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MSI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio49.7x
EarningsUS$1.56b
Market CapUS$77.69b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MSI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MSI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average43.1x
ANET Arista Networks
56.7x12.0%US$151.1b
UI Ubiquiti
63x29.7%US$24.8b
CSCO Cisco Systems
25.5x8.0%US$239.9b
FFIV F5
27.3x10.7%US$15.5b
MSI Motorola Solutions
49.7x22.9%US$77.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MSI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (49.7x) compared to the peer average (43.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MSI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Communications Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NIHK Video River Networks
0.3xn/aUS$437.69k
ATVK Ameritek Ventures
2.9xn/aUS$367.94k
No more companies available in this PE range
MSI 49.7xIndustry Avg. 25.5xNo. of Companies3PE020406080100+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MSI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (49.7x) compared to the US Communications industry average (25.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MSI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MSI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio49.7x
Fair PE Ratio33.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MSI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (49.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.6x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MSI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$464.86
US$514.02
+10.6%
7.4%US$600.00US$460.00n/a10
Jan ’26US$462.23
US$514.02
+11.2%
7.4%US$600.00US$460.00n/a10
Dec ’25US$499.70
US$507.52
+1.6%
9.0%US$600.00US$430.00n/a10
Nov ’25US$453.89
US$446.29
-1.7%
11.7%US$520.00US$351.00n/a10
Oct ’25US$449.08
US$432.79
-3.6%
11.5%US$510.00US$351.00n/a10
Sep ’25US$442.04
US$427.79
-3.2%
10.2%US$500.00US$351.00n/a10
Aug ’25US$398.58
US$383.58
-3.8%
8.8%US$440.00US$320.00n/a10
Jul ’25US$386.37
US$373.48
-3.3%
6.0%US$405.00US$320.00n/a10
Jun ’25US$364.91
US$369.48
+1.3%
6.7%US$405.00US$320.00n/a10
May ’25US$336.00
US$362.79
+8.0%
7.0%US$400.00US$312.00n/a11
Apr ’25US$353.59
US$359.15
+1.6%
6.2%US$400.00US$312.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$335.56
US$347.57
+3.6%
11.2%US$385.00US$237.00n/a10
Feb ’25US$325.15
US$328.00
+0.9%
12.2%US$370.00US$230.00n/a9
Jan ’25US$313.09
US$321.38
+2.6%
12.2%US$370.00US$230.00US$462.238
Dec ’24US$325.32
US$312.00
-4.1%
11.1%US$348.00US$230.00US$499.708
Nov ’24US$280.50
US$303.64
+8.2%
11.1%US$335.00US$223.00US$453.898
Oct ’24US$272.24
US$302.06
+11.0%
11.3%US$335.00US$223.00US$449.087
Sep ’24US$283.68
US$302.06
+6.5%
11.3%US$335.00US$223.00US$442.047
Aug ’24US$288.13
US$299.93
+4.1%
11.2%US$335.00US$223.00US$398.588
Jul ’24US$293.28
US$299.93
+2.3%
11.2%US$335.00US$223.00US$386.378
Jun ’24US$282.22
US$298.38
+5.7%
11.3%US$335.00US$223.00US$364.918
May ’24US$294.57
US$280.44
-4.8%
9.8%US$310.00US$216.00US$336.009
Apr ’24US$286.13
US$285.91
-0.08%
9.7%US$319.00US$216.00US$353.5911
Mar ’24US$263.35
US$286.67
+8.9%
9.3%US$319.00US$216.00US$335.5612
Feb ’24US$259.77
US$278.00
+7.0%
9.5%US$319.00US$210.00US$325.1512
Jan ’24US$257.71
US$280.50
+8.8%
9.6%US$319.00US$210.00US$313.0912
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 10 Analysts
US$514.02
Fair Value
9.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
10
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/19 03:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Motorola Solutions, Inc. is covered by 58 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research