Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC Purchases 1,178 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 10.7% in Q2, owning a total of 12,211 shares valued at approximately $5.13 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings of $3.57 per share for Q2, exceeding analysts' expectations and reflecting a year-over-year revenue increase of 5.2%.
• Several senior executives sold significant portions of their stock recently, contributing to a total insider sale of $116.8 million over the past ninety days.

Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 10.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,211 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,178 shares during the quarter. Motorola Solutions makes up about 1.2% of Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,134,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.4% in the first quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 471 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $206,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Trust Point Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.9% in the second quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 692 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.1% in the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.7% in the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,079 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the period. Finally, Rainier Family Wealth Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in the first quarter. Rainier Family Wealth Inc. now owns 1,913 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $838,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the sale, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. This represents a 10.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on MSI shares. Barclays lowered their target price 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. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI boosted 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. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Finally, Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 target price on the stock. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $456.01 on Tuesday. The company 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. The firm's fifty day moving average is $464.91 and its 200 day moving average is $435.49. 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, Inc. has a 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The company 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%. Motorola Solutions's revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. 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%.

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.

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