Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC Has $1.35 Million Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 11.7% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,211 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 426 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,350,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $208,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 35.1% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $586,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 89.5% in the first quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,391 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $609,000 after purchasing an additional 657 shares in the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 23.5% in the first quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 861 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 749.3% in the first quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 11,364 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $4,975,000 after purchasing an additional 10,026 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. This trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,693,556. This represents a 51.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last 90 days. 1.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Barclays reduced their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 target price on the stock. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.4%

NYSE MSI opened at $456.01 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $75.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $464.59 and its 200-day moving average is $435.31. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.24 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.10%.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.