Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Sells 2,424 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 13.3% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 15,844 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,424 shares during the quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $6,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $185,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $558,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,125,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on MSI shares. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of 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 investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have given a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI traded up $5.30 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $422.51. The company had a trading volume of 631,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,043,452. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $492.22. The company has a fifty day moving average of $409.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $422.22. The company has a market cap of $70.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.05, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly 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. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 39.00%.

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.