Amundi Cuts Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Amundi has reduced its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. by 4.9%, owning approximately 2.01 million shares worth about $877 million after selling 103,877 shares in the first quarter.
• Motorola Solutions recently reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, and set guidance for Q3 2025 between $3.820-$3.870 EPS.
• Recent insider sales included COO John P. Molloy selling 37,514 shares and CEO Gregory Q. Brown selling 25,000 shares, indicating a significant reduction in their ownership stakes.

Amundi decreased its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 4.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,014,384 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 103,877 shares during the period. Amundi owned 1.21% of Motorola Solutions worth $877,524,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $208,000. Algert Global LLC raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 11,409 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $5,274,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 33.3% in the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 24,822 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $11,474,000 after buying an additional 6,194 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at about $936,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,210 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $2,408,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays dropped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $516.13.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 1.4%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $478.94 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The stock has a market cap of $79.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.56, a PEG ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.96. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $439.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $426.94.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm's revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. Equities research analysts forecast 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. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is 35.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $472.30, for a total transaction of $11,807,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $22,167,872.80. This represents a 34.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 162,879 shares of company stock worth $75,569,861 over the last ninety days. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by 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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