Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Cuts Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lowered its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 30.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,655,340 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 737,669 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $634,525,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at about $210,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 38.7% in the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.7% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 16,279 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $6,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at about $891,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE:MSI opened at $409.36 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $425.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $415.15. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The company has a market capitalization of $67.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.89.

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

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Argus upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

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.