AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs Acquires New Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs recently acquired $2.66 million worth of shares in Motorola Solutions, purchasing approximately 6,397 shares.
• Motorola Solutions reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $3.57 for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $3.36, with a revenue of $2.77 billion.
• The company recently cut its dividend, announcing a payment of $0.0109 per share, translating to an annualized yield of 0.0%.

AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 6,397 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $2,657,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,413,403,000 after purchasing an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in 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 valued at $1,477,404,000 after acquiring an additional 66,766 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in 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 valued at $1,278,845,000 after acquiring an additional 47,368 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.6% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $894,846,000 after acquiring an additional 50,891 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in 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 valued at $862,245,000 after acquiring an additional 100,891 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $516.13.

Insider Activity

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of Motorola Solutions 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 198,493 shares of company stock valued at $92,673,278 over the last three months. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI traded up $1.70 during trading on Monday, hitting $483.41. The company had a trading volume of 885,268 shares, compared to its average volume of 857,100. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $449.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $430.11. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The firm 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 for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Motorola Solutions 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.