Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Acquired by Simon Quick Advisors LLC

Simon Quick Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 28.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,109 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 248 shares during the period. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $466,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 289.5% during the 2nd 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 period. Rossby Financial LCC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 148.6% during the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 87 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3,300.0% during the first quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 102 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. This trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,693,556. This represents a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on MSI shares. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $465.00 price objective (down from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $507.50.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 5.9%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $406.61 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The firm has a market cap of $67.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $459.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $437.55. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.74 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.360 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.090-15.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast 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 paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.10%.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.