Victory Capital Management Inc. reduced its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 9.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,092,018 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 111,643 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned about 0.66% of Motorola Solutions worth $418,613,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts recently issued reports on MSI shares. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Argus raised shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.
Motorola Solutions Price Performance
Motorola Solutions stock opened at $412.38 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $492.22. The stock has a market cap of $68.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.23, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $421.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $416.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.00%.
Motorola Solutions Company Profile
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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