TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. decreased its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 44.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,278 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 9,786 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,146,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at $1,052,000. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,744,000 after acquiring an additional 6,564 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $226,642,000 after purchasing an additional 67,467 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $270,849,000 after acquiring an additional 96,751 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on MSI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Barclays upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $519.44.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Motorola Solutions Stock Performance
Shares of MSI opened at $468.28 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $494.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.87, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a fifty day moving average of $445.12 and a 200 day moving average of $437.05.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. The business’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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.11%.
Motorola Solutions Company 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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