Rakuten Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 29,811 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,578 shares during the period. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $13,299,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 40,100.0% during the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 402 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $179,000 after buying an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $259,000. First Nebraska Trust Co bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at about $11,314,000. CrossGen Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. CrossGen Wealth LLC now owns 4,892 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,182,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth about $18,534,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
MSI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Northcoast Research boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $525.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $550.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $531.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $530.10.
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Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.9%
Motorola Solutions stock opened at $495.29 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $499.00. The company has a market capitalization of $81.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $466.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $440.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.42 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.25 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.06 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.11%.
More Motorola Solutions News
Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter adjusted earnings were $4.69 per share, above consensus estimates of about $4.41–$4.42 and up from $4.06 a year earlier. Revenue of $3.38 billion also topped expectations of $3.25 billion. Motorola Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Motorola Solutions raised its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $17.94–$17.99, above FactSet’s $17.71 estimate. Reports describe this as the company’s second guidance increase of the year. Motorola Solutions Raises 2026 EPS Outlook
- Positive Sentiment: The company reported a record $16.6 billion backlog, pointing to a substantial base of future business and reinforcing the outlook behind the guidance increase. Motorola Reports Record Backlog and Raises Guidance
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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