Hantz Financial Services Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 42.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,038 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,212 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,165,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Simplify Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 33.1% in the 4th quarter. Simplify Asset Management Inc. now owns 884 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $339,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 606.8% in the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 20,532 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $7,870,000 after acquiring an additional 17,627 shares in the last quarter. MQS Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth $450,000. Delta Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 31.9% in the 4th quarter. Delta Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,367 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $524,000 after acquiring an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Alpha LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 1,697 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $651,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently weighed in on MSI shares. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.
Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions
In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total value of $13,590,508.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 90,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,360,101.95. This trade represents a 23.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.4%
Shares of MSI opened at $408.95 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a market capitalization of $67.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.95, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $430.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $414.45.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 EPS for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.00%.
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.
Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.
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