Kathryn Moore Sells 1,004 Shares of Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Stock

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $485.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $431.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $434.41. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $493.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company has a market capitalization of $80.37 billion, a PE ratio of 38.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.57 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 38.11%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 41,102.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 106,656,854 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $44,293,525,000 after buying an additional 106,397,991 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,570,096,000 after acquiring an additional 31,744 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $983,432,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $672,364,000 after acquiring an additional 34,715 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $516.67.

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.