Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp lowered its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 21.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,163 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,419 shares during the period. Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,979,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
MSI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.
Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.6%
Shares of MSI opened at $405.25 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $420.16 and its 200 day moving average is $417.63. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.27 billion, a PE ratio of 32.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 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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