Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Lowers Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 53.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,759 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 3,191 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,058,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. United Community Bank boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 81.3% during the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Field & Main Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on MSI. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $410.92 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.21 billion, a PE ratio of 33.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $429.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $414.59. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. 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, equities research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total value of $13,590,508.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 90,721 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,360,101.95. This represents a 23.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

About Motorola Solutions

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.