Amundi Has $567.91 Million Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Amundi cut its Motorola Solutions stake by 14.6% in the second quarter, selling 232,989 shares and retaining 1.37 million shares valued at approximately $567.9 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Wall Street maintains a generally positive outlook, with Motorola Solutions receiving a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $519.44, above its reported share price of $468.28.
• Motorola Solutions exceeded quarterly expectations with adjusted EPS of $4.41 and revenue of $3.13 billion, up 13.3% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, equivalent to a 1.0% annualized yield.

Amundi reduced its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,367,502 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 232,989 shares during the period. Amundi owned 0.83% of Motorola Solutions worth $567,910,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MSI. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth $1,052,000. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 11.4% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $27,744,000 after purchasing an additional 6,564 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $226,642,000 after buying an additional 67,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $270,849,000 after buying an additional 96,751 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research cut Motorola Solutions from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $550.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Bank of America reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Motorola Solutions from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of MSI opened at $468.28 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $494.85. The firm's 50 day moving average is $445.12 and its 200-day moving average is $437.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.50 billion, a PE ratio of 36.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Profile

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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