Credit Agricole S A Has $24.93 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Credit Agricole S A increased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. by 2.8% during Q1, now owning 56,950 shares worth approximately $24.93 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported $3.57 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analyst estimates of $3.36, along with a revenue of $2.77 billion compared to expectations of $2.74 billion.
• Institutional investors own 84.17% of Motorola Solutions' stock, indicating strong backing from major financial entities.

Credit Agricole S A increased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 2.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 56,950 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,543 shares during the period. Credit Agricole S A's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $24,933,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $208,000. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 23.3% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 29,960 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $13,849,000 after acquiring an additional 5,655 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 436 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $202,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 4,166 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,925,000 after acquiring an additional 741 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 95,509 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $44,151,000 after acquiring an additional 5,399 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on MSI. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $512.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.2%

MSI stock traded down $0.9860 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $461.4440. 610,600 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,082,923. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $430.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $427.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. The company has a market cap of $76.88 billion, a PE ratio of 37.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. Research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. This represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total transaction of $449,243.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 804 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $336,618.72. The trade was a 57.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 101,438 shares of company stock valued at $46,865,881. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

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.