Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 142.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,880 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,694 shares during the quarter. Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,284,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Atticus Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC now owns 632 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $282,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 602 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Tsfg LLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 16.4% in the second quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.1% in the first quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 2,524 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,095,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts recently weighed in on MSI shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $531.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price target (up from $470.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $530.10.
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Motorola Solutions Price Performance
Shares of MSI opened at $485.55 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $464.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $436.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $494.85. The stock has a market cap of $80.35 billion, a PE ratio of 32.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.88.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.57 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th were paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 38.11%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions
In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.
Motorola Solutions Company Profile
Motorola Solutions, Inc provides mission-critical communications, public safety, and enterprise security technologies. The company develops products and services that help governments, law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, commercial organizations, and other institutions coordinate operations, protect people, and manage critical events.
Its portfolio includes two-way radios and broadband communication systems, command center software, computer-aided dispatch and records management solutions, video security and analytics, access control, and cybersecurity services.
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