Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by May Hill Capital LLC

May Hill Capital LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,109 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. May Hill Capital LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $466,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 289.5% in the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 74 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 148.6% in the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 87 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. This represents a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. This trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.00.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 1.1%

MSI opened at $443.95 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $462.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $437.44. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $388.90 and a 52 week high of $507.82. The firm has a market cap of $73.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.74, a PEG ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results 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. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.24 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

About Motorola Solutions

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.