Flputnam Investment Management Co. Buys 5,564 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Flputnam Investment Management Co. raised its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 22.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,841 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,564 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $12,808,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $983,432,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11,507.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,192,196 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $456,993,000 after acquiring an additional 1,181,925 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $374,617,000. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 95.6% during the 4th quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,283,065 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $491,824,000 after acquiring an additional 627,066 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $486.43 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $493.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market cap of $80.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.30, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $436.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $435.71.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The company’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.57 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.11%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Zacks Research cut Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $519.44.

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.