Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Capital Analysts LLC

Capital Analysts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,379 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,235 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $17,184,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on MSI shares. Barclays upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.0%

MSI stock opened at $463.38 on Wednesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $494.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The firm has a market cap of $76.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.49, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $447.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $437.21.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.57 EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.11%.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.