111 Capital Invests $981,000 in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• 111 Capital invested approximately $981,000 in Motorola Solutions, acquiring 2,332 shares during the 2nd quarter.
• Motorola Solutions reported $3.57 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analyst estimates of $3.36, with revenue rising by 5.2% year-over-year.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0109, marking a notable change in its dividend payout strategy.

111 Capital acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,332 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $981,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Saudi Central Bank bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Community Bank N.A. bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of MSI opened at $453.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $388.90 and a 1 year high of $507.82. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $462.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $434.24. The firm has a market cap of $75.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.97.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on MSI shares. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $513.78.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.

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