Accurate Wealth Management LLC Grows Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Accurate Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 156.7%, now holding 1,907 shares valued at approximately $797,000.
• Wall Street analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Motorola Solutions, with an average target price of $513.78 following various price target updates.
• The company recently reported quarterly earnings of $3.57 per share, exceeding expectations, and revenue growth of 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Accurate Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 156.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,907 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,164 shares during the period. Accurate Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $797,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 346.2% in the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Community Bank N.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on MSI shares. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price objective on the stock. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target 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. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI opened at $455.44 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The company has a market cap of $75.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.67, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-week high of $507.82. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $457.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $432.32.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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