NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 15:49 ET — Regular session
- Motorola Solutions shares were down about 0.7% in late afternoon trading.
- A fresh SEC Form S-8 showed the company registered shares for its employee 401(k) plan.
- Traders’ next focus is next week’s U.S. jobs data and the pace of rate-cut expectations.
Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) shares fell about 0.7% to $380.68 on Friday afternoon, after swinging between $384.69 and $380.00 earlier in the session.
The move came as U.S. stocks seesawed on the first trading day of 2026, with Treasury yields higher and investors watching for the return of key economic data after a recent federal government shutdown delayed some releases, Reuters reported. 1
Strategists have also flagged valuation risk after last year’s run-up. “Stocks trade expensive on 18 of 20 measures,” Savita Subramanian, Bank of America’s equity and quant strategist, wrote in a note. 2
In the public-safety technology space, Axon Enterprise was down about 0.9%, while networking gear maker Cisco Systems fell about 1.3%. Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies rose about 3.4%.
Motorola also filed a registration statement on Form S-8 on Friday, an SEC form companies use to register shares for employee benefit plans. The filing registered 800,000 shares that may be issued under Motorola Solutions’ 401(k) plan, according to the document. 3
Motorola sells land mobile radio gear, video security systems and command-center software used by public safety agencies and enterprises, according to a Reuters company profile. 4
The company’s last earnings update came in October, when it beat third-quarter profit estimates and forecast fourth-quarter revenue growth above analysts’ expectations, citing steady demand for its critical communications and security products, Reuters reported at the time. 5
Investors tend to watch bookings and backlog — essentially work contracted but not yet delivered — for clues about how durable public safety and government spending will be through the cycle.
Wall Street’s earnings calendars currently point to mid-February for Motorola’s next report, though companies sometimes shift dates as schedules firm up. 6
Motorola has also flagged a near-term shareholder return milestone: an increased quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share payable on Jan. 15, the company said in a prior release. 7
Into the close, traders were watching whether MSI would hold the $380 area after testing it during the day, while the broader market focus stayed on next week’s labor market data and what it means for interest-rate expectations.
