3,911 Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Acquired by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 49,900 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,911 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $22,254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Atticus Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC now owns 632 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $282,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.0% in 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. Tsfg LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 16.4% in the second quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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 worth $1,095,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.4% in the second quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 847 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI stock opened at $487.22 on Tuesday. 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 market cap of $80.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.88. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $466.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $439.67. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $499.00.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $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. Research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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 (DPR) is 38.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Evercore increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $550.00 in a report on Thursday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $530.10.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on MSI

About Motorola Solutions

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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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