674 Shares in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Bought by Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC

Key Points

• Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC acquired 674 shares of Motorola Solutions, valued at approximately $284,000, marking a new position for the firm in the communications equipment provider.
• Several institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and Raymond James Financial, have recently increased their stakes in Motorola Solutions, indicating growing institutional confidence in the company's performance.
• Motorola Solutions reported $3.57 EPS for its latest quarter, surpassing analyst expectations, and set Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS.

Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 674 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $284,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,413,403,000 after buying an additional 321,280 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,374,532 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,477,404,000 after buying an additional 66,766 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.6% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,921,004 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,278,845,000 after buying an additional 47,368 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.6% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $894,846,000 after buying an additional 50,891 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.4% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,969,450 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $862,245,000 after buying an additional 100,891 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $456.01 on Monday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $464.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $435.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The stock has a market cap of $75.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.72, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $388.90 and a twelve month high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS 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 company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given 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 yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Barclays dropped their target price 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. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $513.78.

About Motorola Solutions

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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