Harbour Capital Advisors LLC Sells 27 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Harbour Capital Advisors LLC decreased its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,258 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 27 shares during the period. Harbour Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,220,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 346.2% in the first quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Community Bank N.A. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at about $32,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at $7,059,123.06. This represents a 10.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 46,936 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,693,556. The trade was a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $476.31 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $454.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $431.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. The stock has a market cap of $79.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.24 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on MSI. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $516.13.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.