Motorola Solutions vs Nokia
MSI and NOK side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MSI and NOK compare
Motorola Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.3% versus 3.5% for Nokia).
Motorola Solutions keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.4% compared with 3.3% at Nokia.
Motorola Solutions pays a dividend yielding 0.98%; Nokia does not pay one.
Motorola Solutions scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 6 for Nokia), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MSI | NOK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $81.3B | – |
| Share price | $491.53 | $8.56 |
| Change, 1 year | 13.7% | 16.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 98.6% | 48.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 23K | 200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 38.7× | – |
| P/S | 6.6× | – |
| P/B | 30.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 30.4× | – |
| PEG | 2.26 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.3% | – |
| Fair value | $397.10 | – |
| Margin of safety | −23.8% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.3% (better) | 3.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.5% (better) | −1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 0.85% (better) | −49.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.2% (better) | −47.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.0% (better) | 43.5% |
| Operating margin | 24.9% (better) | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 17.4% (better) | 3.3% |
| FCF margin | 21.9% | – |
| Return on equity | 92.0% (better) | 3.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.0% (better) | 3.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.38 | 0.16 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.31 (better) | −1.02 |
| Interest coverage | 6.9× (better) | 3.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.10 | 1.58 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.33 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.98% | – |
| Payout ratio | 35.9% | 117% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.0% | 17.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.37% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$101M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.0% | – |
Go deeper
- MSI stock overview
- MSI income statement
- MSI valuation and score
- NOK stock overview
- NOK income statement
- NOK valuation and score
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