Motorola Solutions vs Ubiquiti
MSI and UI 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 UI compare
Motorola Solutions is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Ubiquiti ($81.3B against $34.1B).
On earnings, Ubiquiti is cheaper: it trades at 35.6× trailing earnings, against 38.7× for Motorola Solutions.
Ubiquiti grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (27.2% versus 10.3% for Motorola Solutions).
Ubiquiti keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.3% compared with 17.4% at Motorola Solutions.
Both pay dividends: Motorola Solutions yields 0.98% and Ubiquiti 0.60%.
Ubiquiti scores higher on the StockData Score (22 against 18 for Motorola Solutions), 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 | UI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $81.3B | $34.1B |
| Share price | $491.53 | $563.81 |
| Change, 1 year | 13.7% | −27.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 98.6% | 82.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 23K | 1,321 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 | 22 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 38.7× | 35.6× (better) |
| P/S | 6.6× (better) | 10.4× |
| P/B | 30.4× | 23.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.9× (better) | 27.8× |
| P/FCF | 30.4× (better) | 37.5× |
| PEG | 2.26 | 1.08 (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.3% (better) | 2.7% |
| Fair value | $397.10 | $554.02 |
| Margin of safety | −23.8% | −1.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.3% | 27.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.5% | 11.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 0.85% | 34.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.2% | 34.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.5% (better) | 10.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.0% (better) | 46.2% |
| Operating margin | 24.9% | 36.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 29.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 21.9% | 27.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 92.0% (better) | 91.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.0% | 120% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.38 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.31 (better) | −0.51 |
| Interest coverage | 6.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.10 | 2.93 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.33 | 31.85 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.98% (better) | 0.60% |
| Payout ratio | 35.9% | 20.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% | 14.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% (better) | 0.60% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.0% | 4.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.37% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$101M | −$542K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.0% | 0.61% |
Go deeper
- MSI stock overview
- MSI income statement
- MSI valuation and score
- UI stock overview
- UI income statement
- UI valuation and score
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