Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stake Reduced by Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc.

Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,405 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 43 shares during the quarter. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $592,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Broadway Wealth Solutions Inc. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth $281,000. Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth $953,000. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 23.0% during the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,341 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $5,609,000 after buying an additional 2,498 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 37,146 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $15,619,000 after buying an additional 2,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 48.8% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $743,000 after buying an additional 580 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Barclays decreased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price target for the company. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $457.70 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $460.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $433.60. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.24 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.10%.

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.