Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC Boosts Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 4.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 898 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $379,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,604.6% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,523 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $4,845,000 after acquiring an additional 10,847 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 24.3% during the 2nd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,341 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $564,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the period. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 36.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,334 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $561,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the period. Fiduciary Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $209,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 31,815 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $13,376,000 after acquiring an additional 1,072 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 over the last 90 days. 1.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays cut their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI upped 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. Finally, UBS Group upped 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 data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $513.00.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI stock opened at $439.36 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.20 billion, a PE ratio of 35.38, 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. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $463.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $436.81.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.24 EPS. 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, research analysts forecast 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 was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were 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 was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.