Corient Private Wealth LP Purchases 32,979 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Corient Private Wealth more than doubled its Motorola Solutions position in the second quarter, purchasing 32,979 additional shares and ending with 63,017 shares valued at approximately $26.2 million. Institutional investors collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $519.44. Several firms recently raised their targets, including JPMorgan to $545 and Piper Sandler to $530.
• Motorola Solutions exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $4.41 in EPS on $3.13 billion in revenue, with revenue up 13.3% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, representing a 1.0% annualized yield.

Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 109.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,017 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 32,979 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $26,172,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,052,000. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $27,744,000 after acquiring an additional 6,564 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $226,642,000 after acquiring an additional 67,467 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $270,849,000 after acquiring an additional 96,751 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.2%

MSI stock opened at $466.94 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $494.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The stock's 50 day moving average is $449.68 and its 200-day moving average is $437.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.27 billion, a PE ratio of 36.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the firm's 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% 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 14,220 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

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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