Colonial Trust Advisors Raises Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Colonial Trust Advisors increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 59.3%, now owning a total of 2,014 shares valued at approximately $882,000.
• CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of Motorola Solutions, representing a 58.87% decrease in his ownership, while total insider sales in the last quarter amounted to $46.87 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported strong quarterly earnings with $3.57 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations, and was recently given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by Wall Street analysts.

Colonial Trust Advisors raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 59.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,014 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 750 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Advisors' holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $882,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Community Bank N.A. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report 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. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $512.67.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total transaction of $449,243.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares of the company's stock, valued at $336,618.72. The trade was a 57.17% 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, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 101,438 shares of company stock valued at $46,865,881. Insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE:MSI traded down $0.9860 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $461.4440. The company's stock had a trading volume of 610,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,082,923. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The stock has a market cap of $76.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.15, a PEG ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 0.97. The business's fifty day moving average is $430.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $427.39. 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 data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during 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 company's revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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. Analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.