Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 11.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 6,564 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $27,744,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 217.4% during the 1st quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 73 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 2.5%

MSI stock opened at $412.93 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The company’s 50 day moving average is $412.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $419.29. The stock has a market cap of $68.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.27, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.89.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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. Research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. 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 is currently 39.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, June 1st. Piper Sandler increased 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. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.