Belmont Capital LLC Makes New $1.36 Million Investment in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Belmont Capital LLC has made a new investment of approximately $1.36 million in Motorola Solutions, acquiring 3,094 shares during the first quarter.
• Motorola Solutions achieved a quarterly EPS of $3.57, surpassing analysts' estimates of $3.36, with a total revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0109, representing an annualized dividend of $0.04, with a payout ratio of 35.10%.

Belmont Capital LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 3,094 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,355,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $650,426,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $474,785,000 after buying an additional 1,081,984 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in 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 buying an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 541.2% in the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $145,312,000 after buying an additional 280,145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 66.7% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 698,816 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $323,020,000 after buying an additional 279,655 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI opened at $478.94 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $79.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.56, a PEG ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50-day moving average of $439.32 and a 200-day moving average of $426.94. 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 1-year low of $388.90 and a 1-year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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 analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $472.30, for a total transaction of $11,807,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at $22,167,872.80. The trade was a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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 Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 162,879 shares of company stock worth $75,569,861. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Barclays decreased 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 note on Friday, August 8th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $516.13.

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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