Cresset Asset Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

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Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 6.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,493 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 695 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,044,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth $650,426,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $474,785,000 after buying an additional 1,081,984 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 209.3% during the fourth quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 559,306 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $258,528,000 after buying an additional 378,462 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,413,403,000 after buying an additional 321,280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 541.2% during the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $145,312,000 after buying an additional 280,145 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares in the company, valued at $336,618.72. This trade represents a 57.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief executive officer 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. Insiders have sold 101,438 shares of company stock valued at $46,865,881 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE:MSI traded down $0.9860 on Friday, reaching $461.4440. 610,600 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, 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 firm has a market cap of $76.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $388.90 and a 52 week high of $507.82. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $430.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $427.02.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

About Motorola Solutions

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.