MidFirst Bank acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 2,112 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $810,000.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 45.8% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MSI. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Barclays increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.
Motorola Solutions Stock Performance
NYSE:MSI opened at $395.88 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $417.39 and a 200-day moving average of $417.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 39.00%.
Motorola Solutions Profile
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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