Shareholders might have noticed that Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) filed its quarterly result this time last week. The early response was not positive, with shares down 5.5% to US$406 in the past week. The result was positive overall - although revenues of US$2.5b were in line with what the analysts predicted, Motorola Solutions surprised by delivering a statutory profit of US$2.53 per share, modestly greater than expected. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Motorola Solutions after the latest results.

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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Motorola Solutions' eleven analysts is for revenues of US$11.4b in 2025. This would reflect an okay 4.3% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory per-share earnings are expected to be US$12.44, roughly flat on the last 12 months. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of US$11.4b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$12.60 in 2025. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

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There were no changes to revenue or earnings estimates or the price target of US$494, suggesting that the company has met expectations in its recent result. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating analyst price targets. The most optimistic Motorola Solutions analyst has a price target of US$520 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$460. This is a very narrow spread of estimates, implying either that Motorola Solutions is an easy company to value, or - more likely - the analysts are relying heavily on some key assumptions.

One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. We would highlight that Motorola Solutions' revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 5.8% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 8.4% p.a. growth over the last five years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 7.6% annually. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Motorola Solutions is also expected to grow slower than other industry participants.

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The Bottom Line

The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. We have forecasts for Motorola Solutions going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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