On August 6, Motorola Solutions rose 4.35% overnight, trading at $457.2/share. The rally was driven by the company's Q2 earnings release after market close, which significantly exceeded Wall Street expectations across all key metrics, prompting a full-year guidance raise.
Specifically, Q2 adjusted EPS came in at $4.41, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by approximately 14.5% and representing a 23.53% year-over-year increase from $3.57. Revenue reached $3.13 billion, surpassing the $3.001 billion estimate. The company simultaneously raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $17.62-$17.72, well above the FactSet consensus of $16.97, and lifted its annual revenue outlook to approximately $12.98 billion. Additionally, the backlog reached a record $15.6 billion, reflecting sustained robust demand in public safety communications equipment and software.
The company noted that while supply chain conditions are easing, inventory levels are expected to remain elevated as a strategic buffer. Motorola Solutions has continued executing on growth initiatives including a $486.9 million acquisition of Bell Canada's land mobile radio networks business and a $100 million expansion of Silvus Technologies operations.
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