57,593 Shares in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Purchased by Dearborn Partners LLC

Key Points

• Dearborn Partners acquired 57,593 Motorola Solutions shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $25 million. Institutional investors collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Motorola Solutions reported quarterly EPS of $4.41, exceeding the $3.85 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 13.3% year over year to $3.13 billion. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $519.44.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, equivalent to $4.84 annually and a 1.0% yield; shares opened at $485.87, near their 52-week high.

Dearborn Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 57,593 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $24,994,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 86.1% in the 2nd quarter. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,574 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 1,191 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $314,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 9.7% in the second quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,270 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $528,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 114.7% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 64,499 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $26,786,000 after purchasing an additional 34,461 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 3.0% during the second quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $324,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Bank of America reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.3%

MSI opened at $485.87 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.41 billion, a PE ratio of 38.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $493.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The business's 50 day moving average price is $435.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $435.35.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th 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 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

About Motorola Solutions

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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