Dearborn Partners LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 57,593 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $24,994,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.0% during the second quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $324,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $185,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during 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 in the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $558,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Mill Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,125,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have issued reports on MSI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $519.44.
Motorola Solutions Stock Performance
Shares of MSI opened at $485.87 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $493.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.41 billion, a PE ratio of 38.26, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $435.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $435.35.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.11%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions
In other news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.
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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