Cwm LLC Cuts Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Cwm LLC has reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions by 10.4%, ending the 2nd quarter with 7,441 shares valued at approximately $3.13 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported a quarterly earnings of $3.57 per share, exceeding expectations and showing a 5.2% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Several analysts have updated their price targets for Motorola Solutions, with Evercore ISI raising its target to $525.00 while maintaining an "outperform" rating.

Cwm LLC lowered its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 10.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,441 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 868 shares during the period. Cwm LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,129,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.4% during the first quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 471 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $206,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Trust Point Inc. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.9% during the second quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 692 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 17.1% in the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.7% in the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,079 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rainier Family Wealth Inc. grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in the first quarter. Rainier Family Wealth Inc. now owns 1,913 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $838,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $445.45 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.87, a PEG ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.97. 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 stock's 50-day simple moving average is $465.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $435.75.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on MSI. 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 note on Friday, August 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays cut their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $513.78.

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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