Crux Wealth Advisors Decreases Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Crux Wealth Advisors has decreased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. by 52.3%, reducing its holdings to 1,576 shares, valued at approximately $663,000.
• Several institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and Raymond James Financial, have increased their positions in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter.
• Motorola Solutions recently reported a quarterly earnings per share of $3.57, surpassing analysts' expectations, and provided guidance for Q3 2025 of 3.820-3.870 EPS.

Crux Wealth Advisors reduced its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 52.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,576 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 1,726 shares during the period. Crux Wealth Advisors' holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $663,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,374,532 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,477,404,000 after acquiring an additional 66,766 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,921,004 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,278,845,000 after acquiring an additional 47,368 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $894,846,000 after purchasing an additional 50,891 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 5.4% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,969,450 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $862,245,000 after purchasing an additional 100,891 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on MSI shares. UBS Group boosted 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. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Piper Sandler started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 target price for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 1.9%

NYSE:MSI opened at $445.45 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $388.90 and a 52 week high of $507.82. The stock's fifty day moving average is $465.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $435.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.24 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions 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.

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