Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. Decreases Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. trimmed its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,677 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,854 shares during the quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $27,806,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth about $25,000. United Community Bank raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 81.3% during the third quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 2.7%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $399.29 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.28 billion, a PE ratio of 32.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.93. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $492.22. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $437.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $414.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 39.00%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,362,768.36. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total transaction of $3,297,070.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,488,254.29. This represents a 42.35% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 129,069 shares of company stock valued at $60,779,964 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions 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.