Alyeska Investment Group L.P. Purchases New Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Alyeska Investment Group purchased 230,628 Motorola Solutions shares worth approximately $95.8 million, taking a 0.14% stake. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Motorola Solutions exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $4.41 EPS on $3.13 billion in revenue, with revenue rising 13.3% year over year. The company issued third-quarter EPS guidance of $4.39–$4.44.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with several firms raising price targets; the stock carries a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and a $519.44 average target. Motorola also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, representing a 1.0% yield.

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 230,628 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $95,778,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. owned 0.14% of Motorola Solutions at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth about $983,432,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 11,507.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,192,196 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $456,993,000 after acquiring an additional 1,181,925 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $374,617,000. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 95.6% during the 4th quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,283,065 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $491,824,000 after acquiring an additional 627,066 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $486.43 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market cap of $80.50 billion, a PE ratio of 38.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a 50-day moving average of $436.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $435.71. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $493.57.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The business's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.57 EPS. 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. On average, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $476.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $519.44.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.28% of the company's stock.

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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