DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Has $338.35 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lowered its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 8.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 803,301 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 71,074 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $338,347,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $409,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 101.5% in the second quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super now owns 70,231 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $29,529,000 after purchasing an additional 35,374 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 26.9% in the second quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 4,490 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,888,000 after buying an additional 952 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 42.9% in the second quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 44,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $18,885,000 after buying an additional 13,475 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 48.8% in the second quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $743,000 after buying an additional 580 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI opened at $445.45 on Monday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $465.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $435.73. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-week high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 35.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.