Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 50,000 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $19,166,000.
Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have commented on the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.
Motorola Solutions Price Performance
Motorola Solutions stock opened at $400.28 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $66.45 billion, a PE ratio of 32.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.89. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $492.22. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $419.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $417.84.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during 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 was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.18 EPS. 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 forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
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 issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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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