BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Has $8.50 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S increased its Motorola Solutions stake by 135% in the first quarter, buying 11,250 more shares and bringing its total holdings to 19,582 shares worth about $8.5 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported strong first-quarter results, with earnings of $3.37 per share beating estimates and revenue of $2.71 billion slightly ahead of expectations. The company also raised guidance for Q2 2026 and FY 2026.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, payable July 15, and Wall Street currently rates the stock a Buy on average with a consensus price target of $504.67.

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 135.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,582 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 11,250 shares during the quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $8,498,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $4,292,310,000 after buying an additional 490,354 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,570,096,000 after acquiring an additional 31,744 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at about $942,542,000. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $672,364,000 after purchasing an additional 34,715 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 1,570,227 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $601,899,000 after purchasing an additional 257,483 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial cut their target price on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.2%

MSI stock opened at $395.88 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $492.22. The firm has a market cap of $65.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.89. The business's 50 day moving average is $417.39 and its 200-day moving average is $418.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.Motorola Solutions's revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.00%.

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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