Compass Capital Management Inc. Lowers Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Compass Capital Management Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 9.1% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 128,292 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 12,918 shares during the period. Motorola Solutions makes up 3.3% of Compass Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Compass Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $55,675,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Argent Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 305.6% in the 1st quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 33,565 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $14,566,000 after acquiring an additional 25,290 shares in the last quarter. Essential Partners LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 633.3% during the first quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 88 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $6,325,000. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 34.3% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $599,532,000 after purchasing an additional 352,679 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $436.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.46 billion, a PE ratio of 35.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $412.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $426.31.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.18 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 39.00%.

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.