C WorldWide Group Holding A S Makes New Investment in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• C WorldWide Group Holding A/S purchased 2,792 shares of Motorola Solutions worth approximately $1.16 million, while institutional investors collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and a $519.44 price target, although some firms recently downgraded the stock to “Hold.”
• Motorola Solutions exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $4.41 in adjusted EPS and $3.13 billion in revenue; it also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share.

C WorldWide Group Holding A S bought a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,792 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,159,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on MSI. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research lowered Motorola Solutions from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $519.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares of the company's stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $463.38 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.68 billion, a PE ratio of 36.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $494.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $447.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $437.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.

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