Insider Selling: Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) CEO Sells $6,899,828.40 in Stock

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSIGet Free Report) CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock traded down $3.95 on Friday, reaching $468.28. The stock had a trading volume of 745,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,084,827. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $494.85. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $443.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $437.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSIGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.57 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth $210,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 38.7% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 17.7% in the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 16,279 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $6,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth about $891,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.

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