Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc. Increases Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Posted by Brian Himes on Jul 24th, 2026

Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 4.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 180,185 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,885 shares during the quarter. Motorola Solutions makes up about 1.9% of Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $78,195,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $942,542,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 11,507.4% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,192,196 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $456,993,000 after purchasing an additional 1,181,925 shares during the period. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 95.6% in the fourth quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,283,065 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $491,824,000 after buying an additional 627,066 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 576.0% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 708,083 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $271,429,000 after buying an additional 603,330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 74.3% during the fourth quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,338,589 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $513,108,000 after buying an additional 570,712 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.7%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $406.96 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $408.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $424.53. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $492.22. The company has a market cap of $67.56 billion, a PE ratio of 32.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

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 return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research raised Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Barclays lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

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Motorola Solutions Profile

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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.