MOT Stock Report
2-Year Price History
Recent Price
(7/2 4:16PM)
-4.2%
$6.19
52-Week Price
$2.98 - $10.50
Market Capitalization
$14.2 Billion
Most Recent Dividend
$0.20
Ockham's Rating
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MOT Revenue
For a long time, value investors have used the current share price relative to sales per share levels as an important valuation tool. We utilize a historical weighted average methodology that treats recent years more importantly in the calculation. When looking at MOT through this framework, we can see that our weighted average historical high and low Price to Sales per share ratios over the last 10 years are 1.48x and 0.78x respectively.
Utilizing this range we can see that MOT’s current Price to Sales per share ratio of 0.40x is significantly below its average levels historically. In fact, with a current price of $6.19, MOT is a full 65% below its average Price to Sales ratio at comparable sales levels. This is a rare occurrence and, when taken in context of the other areas of our analysis, can be a strong positive for our outlook for MOT.
MOT Cash Earnings
When reviewing a company and their prospects for success, it is necessary to analyze their ability to generate positive Cash Earnings. This is a vital component to our analysis, because as a long term investment research firm, there are few factors more closely tied to the valuation of a company as Cash Earnings. In the case of MOT, it appears that either the current estimate for Cash Earnings is negative or MOT is not likely to generate positive Cash Earnings based upon their prior performance in the last several quarters.
Remember that Cash Earnings is not the only way to value a company's potential, but in our analysis it is the most important. Thus, for our analysis MOT receives a negative score from a Cash perspective. At Ockham, we are fond of saying "Cash is King," and in this case the company is not generating any. If a company is not able to generate a profit then there is no reason to invest in them. Unless of course you believe in the story, and hope it will eventually lead to a profitable enterprise.
MOT Dividends
A positive Ockham rating does not require a company to pay out an inviting dividend or a dividend at all. However, we believe dividends provide a useful measure of a company's inherent expectations.
The latest TV Media Discussion
“…Look at the telecom names. This morning, research in motion was started at an outperform by bmo. You can see the research in motion was the one with the up arrow. The other names, MOTOROLA and erickson got market perform and nokia underperform. Other names, retailers and the movers, but we're wrapping up a stellar quarter pe had the s&p up …” …more details…
“…Pin action, meaning you can't extrapolate from one company's results to the rest of the I don't want you ever to extrapolate from MOTOROLA to hewlett-packard hewlett-packard. Never extrapolate from dell to that's the case when one of those companies is a loser. It happens in every industry, not just in tech. Companies hide behind other …” …more details…
“…Mostly will tell you that it must only be raining on MOTOROLA's side of the street because business sure is fine where they're standing. Remember, MOTOROLA, tech. Apple, tech. That's asclose as they come together. You can't assume that all companies in the same industry sometimes there just isn't any …” …more details…
“…Their failings on the entire industry. Believe them at your own peril. This happens endlessly. And people are fooled daily. For instance, when dell says things are bad and MOTOROLA says things are bad, you shouldn't necessarily sell the computer hardware or semiconductor stocks based on that because they're competitors and suppliers. Let me tell you something. Just on this one particular point, every time MOTOROLA has said things are bad and dell says things are bad, every single one of the players in the area sells off. Religiously. Apple, apple sells off every single time. …” …more details…
“…>> not bad. Riro tinto is up 4%. >> this is just a move back up with all the resource place. Down % the day before. Flat over three days. >> MOTOROLA was up 4%. >> they got this involvement going on with the android. That has everybody sort of hopped up. Look at this move. It's a 4% move but a cheap stock. Only a few pennies. …” …more details…
“…Hiking from $2.17 to $15. Starbucks shares on the day are trading higher by more than 3%. Bank of america and merrill lynch upgrading MOTOROLA to buy from neutral and increasing price target to $9 from $7. Expect a revenue boost from the new smart phones that will be based on google's android operating system. MOTOROLA shares better than kroger reporting nearly 13% increase in first quarter profits to $435 million. Thabeet wall street's estimates because more customers are …” …more details…
“…J.P. Morgan today fighting strong operating leverage. They say that will drive the share prices higher. And MOTOROLA getting an upgrade today. Analysts at the banks saying new product flow could raise the share price 9 bucks a share. …” …more details…
“…>> liz: welcome back. Look at three stocks. MOTOROLA higher. At&t saying it will sell the MOTOROLA karma phone on june 28. Mow row la is struggling -- MOTOROLA is struggling to regain share. The stock is up 4% today for m.O.T. Shares of starbucks also getting a boost. …” …more details…
“…Palmer at ubsubs. Fedex to overweight rating citing the strong operating leverage should help the stock price over the long term. MOTOROLA raised after raise to buy rating with optimism over the an droid phone. Gold, though it was negative …” …more details…
“…Got nervous from that. MOTOROLA has a new phone. It is open iphone system. It has tens of thousands of application, open operating system that you can change and add memory, things you …” …more details…
“…To outperform by sanford bernstein analysts and rethe need for acquisition and fedex upgraded by jp morgan and MOTOROLA the biggest u.S. Mobile phone maker up 3% out of the gate, upgrade today a buy rating at bank of america with new products and new flows should raise the share price. Price target $9. …” …more details…
“…Carriers and expectations and margins will expand and there will be more confidence in the web os. They have an outperform rating. MOTOROLA, an interesting call because it's a $6 stock, is at a boy at $6. MOTOROLA is upgraded buy from neutral at bank of america/merrill lynch. They have a $9 price target, which I quickly see as 50%. >> wonder what that's about? …” …more details…
“…Carry large graphic warnings and eliminate labels like "light and" low tar." reports verizon wireless and t-mobile will launch MOTOROLA smartphones on google's android system bit the end of the year. MOTOROLA making a big bet on android as it tries to regain market share. Apple computer says it's sold a million iphone 3gs since friday. Easily exceeding analyst …” …more details…
“…Verizon, one of the few names in the green. We have a deal happening. Verizon wireless and t-mobile launching a motor row la android phone. MOTOROLA is lower but verizon holding in the green. >> and she knows from phones. Shibani joshi at the nasdaq. >> i'm switching gears and hanging up on the phone story …” …more details…
“…Now says that mortgage originations will total just over $2 trillion this year. That's down more than 700 billion from its prior forecast, >>> and verizon wierlt and t-mobile will lunch new MOTOROLA phones based on google's android operating system. That will take place before the end of the year. And that's cnbc.Com news now.E …” …more details…
“…U.S. Open and bethpage black. They make the big bertha but they hit a new 52-week low $5.18. Verizon with news of MOTOROLA look at oil with phil flynn. I tell you what, who is afraid of the big, bad fed? Commodities traders, dave and that's part of the story. …” …more details…
“…>> tom: we have breaking news for you. Our partners at the journal two larger wireless carriers plan to launch a MOTOROLA smart phone based on google's android operating system before the end of this year. The google-powered phones will be carried by verizon and we've got verizon and MOTOROLA up there. T-mobile not publicly traded. >> cheryl: best guess time. A reminder. …” …more details…
“…Why wouldn't you want to own nokia? Market is going to grow, you go with the biggest player who nobody thinks is a smartphone >> and is MOTOROLA really that handicapped in this market? >> MOTOROLA is handicapped in >> talk to carl. >> what you do, listening to what he said and knowing joe wants to buy at $73, sell the puts. That's what i'm going to be if we have a wish to the …” …more details…
“…You're not a crazy person. Oh, he's talking on the phone. >> it's $30 cheaper. >> MOTOROLA improved theirs, too. They have two microphones. >> as long as someone is smart enough to use clear tubing. >> and it has a flip. …” …more details…
“…Doing better. Texas instruments are surprisingly good comments on sales. .Nokia, MOTOROLA, gains of 4 to 5% today. Semis are strong and i'm sure we'll hear more about that from the nasdaq. What about the banks post it's certainly good news we've started the process. The big issue is where do we go …” …more details…
“…Highest levels of the year for all three of these big names. As for thehand sets, texas instruments had positive comments on their earnings report, and nokia and MOTOROLA all trading to the up side. Brian shackman we're at 1850 on the nas dock, the highest level for the year. >> yeah, we are doing quite well today, relative to everybody …” …more details…
“…Where the share gains that all three can gain given their small share gains from the incumbents, MOTOROLA, nokia, sony erickson. I think to some extent, yes, there is cannibalization and jostling, but that's that new group of entrants who are taking share because they're good at …” …more details…
“…It once weekly on the market. >> in an interview I did with carl icahn last week he kind om took credit for them being shown the door at MOTOROLA and yahoo!. Do you feel like he has a target on your back? He said, as he put it, they're nice guys but they're not very good operators. >> I think he and I have exactly the same opinions and the goal …” …more details…
“…Interview with amylin ceo dan bradberry. >> I would say one thing as one member approximate of the board of MOTOROLA, you've seen this as the board did approximate ya hehoo!Yahoo!'s jerry yang …” …more details…
“…Decided in its favor against qualcomm, which I own for my charitable trust, which you can follow along with at actionalertsplus.Com. And it also had to do with MOTOROLA and free-scale, major patent infringement case. I thought tessera was cheap at and after the ruling I felt it was cheaper than 16 because if you got in before the ruling, the ruling went against them, …” …more details…
“…Party. The semiconductor miniaturization stock of tessera is up 10.6% today because it announced the licensing agreement with MOTOROLA last night and it also boosted its second quarter guidance on account of the extra licensing it went higher even though the deal with MOTOROLA should come as a surprise to no one. We did all know this was coming. I only got behind tessera after the stock had already gone from 16 and change to $20 when the international trade commission …” …more details…
“…Stock from underperform and that's driving it higher. Tessera technology and shibani talked about this one. This is mind-boggling, won a major court ruling last week versus MOTOROLA qualcomm and freescale and cut a deal today with MOTOROLA and because that have were able to raise their guidance on sales and that's why the stock is up 6% out of the applied signals another one to take a look at. Earnings related, earnings per share 31 cents revenue 53 …” …more details…
“…Also, noteworthy we've got intuit buying 100 billion dollar private payroll company, tessera, a chip name, formed a pack with MOTOROLA and starbucks trying to get on a health kick, starting june 30th, offering salads, more healthy baked good items and will be using the tag …” …more details…
“…Chips had been one of the weak spots over the last few days. This morning moving to the upside. Tessera signing a licensing agreement that settles a patent dispute with MOTOROLA. Applied signal, earnings better than expected. Up 10% on the heels of its earnings. Intuit is buying a payroll service company and that is …” …more details…
“…Talk about the numbers not being they're not saying suddenly there's demand out there for these tips but they were expecting 24 prs down, suddenly it's 22% down, you start to see these numbers show improvement. You look at intel, texas instruments, MOTOROLA, all these names starting to pick up in that smh starting to -- >> you would have wanted monsanto in the dow? >> I really would have. Given a little more diversity to the dow than cisco. …” …more details…
“…Data handsets to smart phones. And apple is leading that. And we expect that their share will improve as a result and will I think probably -- folks who lose on that are nokia and MOTOROLA as well as samsung and are really going to struggle in their smartphone franchises to keep up with apple. >> on the margins, I don't know if you cover them or not but on the margins is it positive for …” …more details…
“…Smaller were valid and several of the big dogs in the industry like qualcomm and actionalertsplus.Com name that roared today when estimates were raised, along with lowly MOTOROLA and pathetic free scale, were ordered to stop selling products that infringe on those patents. This creates major new royalty I love royalty revenues. You don't do anything, they just come in. It's like being a really bad …” …more details…
“…Everybody is to explain look, they know intel. You think everybody is just a second banana to intel, that's you make very different stuff. Now, I thought this was interesting because I care passionately about balance MOTOROLA stuck you with a lot of debt when they pun you off. It looks like you guys are taking your cash flow and paying tell me about your balance it continues to improve. There's a couple things i'll let one is the actual cash interest …” …more details…
“…Different tech spec that we recommended. On semiconductor. Onnn. I remember when it was spun off from MOTOROLA at the turn of the analog devices, adi, a much larger, more broad-based other day just had an unbelievable number. Okay? They had some of their hands in …” …more details…
“…But it's not going to. And that's the asset everybody wants. Bad quarter. I don't trust it. Listen to lady gaga and put on ma, ma, ma, ma, ma poker face. Toss MOTOROLA back to the dealer. Look for sprint on a pullback. And amd, your ace in the hole. Stay with cramer. >> coming up, jim's going off …” …more details…
“…Lady gaga. Can't read minds, can't read minds I would put on ma, ma, ma, ma, ma poker face. I would toss the MOTOROLA. I would buy sprint on a pullback and even after its big run today i'd buy amd here although i'd like it even more if it came down a little. To me MOTOROLA is a joker, a smoker if not a midnight toker. Although that would account for its dated steve miller-like sprint is a total wild card. …” …more details…
“…I'm going to keep them with a 2. So we'll give that a 2. How's our speculative straight look when we tally everything up? MOTOROLA, four points. Sprint gets a 6 because it's already had a big move. And amd comes in first with nine here's the bottom line. If you're speculating, there's only one person to listen to. …” …more details…
“…How is all this reflected in their stocks? Mo year to date increased by amd up 103%. Sprint rocketing. Rocketing up 200%. MOTOROLA's deserves to have moved the least of the three. I'm giving it just two points here. It could go higher even if only because it could improve just on the strength of mutual fund money flowing into tech. Sprint gets only a point here …” …more details…
“…Now that it's getting better I think it's too cheap not to possible suitors. Could be a keeper. You could speculate on this one based on the takeover potential alone. Here we go again with MOTOROLA. Struggling. Struggling more than the other two. The mobile device business is losing money. Operating margins negative. And while it's been doing a good job of cutting costs, something that led to a three cents …” …more details…
“…It has an exclusive product called the palm pre. Jim goldman talked about it a lot today. It's a potential iphone killer. Or at least an early iphone competitor that should launch in I say holy cow, the pre, another MOTOROLA killer. It's an army against this poor now, how about amd? It's in two duopoly businesses, computer processors where it competes with intel, and graphics processors, where it's …” …more details…