Banque Transatlantique SA Has $31.60 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Banque Transatlantique SA has reduced its shareholdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. by 7.0%, now owning 78,092 shares worth approximately $31.60 million at the end of the 1st quarter.
• Motorola Solutions recently reported a quarterly earnings per share of $3.57, surpassing analysts' expectations of $3.36, with a revenue of $2.77 billion, reflecting a 5.2% year-over-year growth.
• The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0109 per share, indicative of a dividend yield of 0.0%, to be paid on October 15th, with an ex-dividend date on September 15th.

Banque Transatlantique SA decreased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 7.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 78,092 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 5,841 shares during the period. Banque Transatlantique SA's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $31,595,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MSI. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,413,403,000 after acquiring an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,374,532 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,477,404,000 after purchasing an additional 66,766 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $1,278,845,000 after purchasing an additional 47,368 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.6% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $894,846,000 after purchasing an additional 50,891 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.4% in 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 buying an additional 100,891 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $478.94 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The stock has a market cap of $79.79 billion, a PE ratio of 38.56, a P/E/G ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $388.90 and a 12-month high of $507.82. The business's 50-day moving average price is $439.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $426.94.

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, 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%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,780,959.80. This represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 162,879 shares of company stock valued at $75,569,861 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

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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