Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Freemont Management S.A.

Freemont Management S.A. lessened its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 88.3% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,500 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 18,900 shares during the period. Freemont Management S.A.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,143,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of MSI. Covea Finance increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.9% during the third quarter. Covea Finance now owns 111,219 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $50,859,000 after purchasing an additional 6,153 shares during the last quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 261.0% during the 2nd quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 8,073 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,394,000 after buying an additional 5,837 shares during the last quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 345.3% during the second quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. now owns 13,948 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $5,865,000 after acquiring an additional 10,816 shares during the period. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth about $257,000. Finally, Swedbank AB boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 20.3% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,345,492 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $615,280,000 after acquiring an additional 227,062 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 7.8%

NYSE:MSI opened at $453.90 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $75.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.57, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.03. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $492.22. The business has a fifty day moving average of $390.28 and a 200-day moving average of $421.11.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.35 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.34 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 18.44% and a return on equity of 116.73%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.04 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This is a positive change from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.84%.

Key Headlines Impacting Motorola Solutions

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record Q4 results — MSI beat revenue and EPS expectations, reporting $3.38B in revenue and $4.59 EPS with record margins and cash flow; management framed the quarter as evidence of business strength. Business Wire: Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance was raised materially — company now guides FY EPS to $16.70–$16.85 vs. street ~15.70 and lifted full‑year revenue targets, signaling higher-than-expected profit growth. Business Wire: Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Backlog expansion and AI/video momentum — management emphasized AI‑driven video safety products and a growing services/backlog pipeline as multi‑year revenue drivers. Analysts cite the backlog as evidence of durable demand. Yahoo: Deep Dive on AI & Backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade / price target lift — JPMorgan raised its price target (reported by Benzinga), reinforcing buy‑side confidence and implying upside to the current price. Benzinga: Price Target Raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and call transcripts are available for diligence — slide deck, press release and multiple call transcripts provide detail for investors modeling margins and backlog conversion. Slide Deck / Press Release
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term revenue guide ambiguity — Q1 EPS guidance beat the street, but Q1 revenue was guided at ~$2.7B versus some consensus nearer $2.8B, which could temper expectations for early‑year top‑line growth. Business Wire: Q1 Guidance

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $499.00 target price (up from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Northcoast Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.