Motorola Solutions in Neutral Zone - Analyst Blog
21 Maggio 2012 - 2:30PM
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We reaffirm our Neutral
recommendation on Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI).
The company reported strong financial results for the first quarter
of 2012, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimates. Besides, revenue,
operating income, and operating margin generated healthy
year-over-year growth. Motorola Solutions is a market leader in the
lucrative U.S. Public Safety market. Though the federal budgetary
pressures are anticipated to continue, the state and local level
agencies have become a major growth driver for it.
Motorola Solutions’ business model
remains compelling and we believe the company will be able to
maintain its current top-line growth in the future primarily due to
the critical nature of the public safety network in the U.S. along
with massive growth potential in the Middle East. The company has a
massive $6 billion of order backlog. Meanwhile, despite a moderate
broader market, the stock price soared 22.5% in the last year.
Motorola Solutions caters to a
large set of industries including Transportation & Logistics,
Hospitality, Public Safety, Retail, Wholesale Distribution, Oil
& Natural Gas, Utilities, to name a few. Motorola Solutions
already won several lucrative contracts from various municipalities
in the U.S. Outside the U.S., the company is expanding in the
Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Latin America. The company
assumes responsibility from Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy
Norway’s nationwide public safety project. The size of the contract
is $750 million through 2026. Nokia Siemens Network is a 50-50
joint venture between Nokia Corp. (NOK) and
Siemens AG (SI).
The Board of Directors of Motorola
Solutions earlier authorized the initiation of a regular quarterly
dividend of $0.22 per share and a share buyback program of $2
billion through the end of 2012. The Board has further raised its
ongoing share buyback program from $2 billion to $3 billion, which
is expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
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