Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC Has $1.35 Million Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,199 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,350,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 101.5% in the second quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super now owns 70,231 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $29,529,000 after acquiring an additional 35,374 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 26.9% in the second quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 4,490 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,888,000 after acquiring an additional 952 shares during the period. Ninety One North America Inc. grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 42.9% in the second quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 44,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $18,885,000 after acquiring an additional 13,475 shares during the period. Invesco LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 48.8% in the second quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $743,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period. Finally, Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,193,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Barclays reduced their price objective 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 lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $448.52 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $464.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $436.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of Motorola Solutions 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,693,556. This trade represents a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.