Crestwood Advisors Group LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Crestwood Advisors Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,860 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 393 shares during the quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,043,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 148.6% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 3,300.0% during the 1st quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 102 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,780,959.80. This represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays lowered their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group raised their price objective on 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 raised 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. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $465.00 price objective (down previously from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $507.50.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $394.03 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $65.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.73, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $455.91 and a 200-day moving average of $436.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $388.90 and a 52 week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.74 EPS. The business’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. As a group, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 34.99%.

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.