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 2.2 times as much as Ubiquiti ($88.6B against $41.1B).
On earnings, Ubiquiti is cheaper: it trades at 38.4× trailing earnings, against 43.1× for Motorola Solutions.
Ubiquiti grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.4% versus 11.4% for Motorola Solutions).
Ubiquiti keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.1% compared with 16.5% at Motorola Solutions.
Both pay dividends: Motorola Solutions yields 0.90% and Ubiquiti 0.50%.
Ubiquiti scores higher on the StockData Score (21 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 | $88.6B | $41.1B |
| Share price | $535.22 | $679.42 |
| Change, 1 year | 35.8% | 15.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | 129% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 1.16 |
| Employees | 23K | 1,321 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 | 21 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 43.1× | 38.4× (better) |
| P/S | 7.0× (better) | 11.5× |
| P/B | 28.9× | 24.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.9× (better) | 30.2× |
| P/FCF | 35.0× (better) | 40.0× |
| PEG | 2.51 | 1.16 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.9% (better) | 2.5% |
| Fair value | $356.31 | $562.80 |
| Margin of safety | −50.2% | −20.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.4% | 29.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.5% | 11.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −1.5% | 35.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.32% | 35.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.5% (better) | 10.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.2% (better) | 46.5% |
| Operating margin | 24.2% | 36.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 16.5% | 30.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 20.1% | 28.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 77.2% | 85.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 20.2% | 131% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.29 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.57 | – |
| Interest coverage | 6.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.10 | 3.13 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.24 | 35.02 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.90% (better) | 0.50% |
| Payout ratio | 37.6% | 19.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% | 14.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% (better) | 0.50% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.0% | 4.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.32% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$174M | −$340K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.2% | 0.57% |
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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