Golden State Equity Partners Purchases New Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Golden State Equity Partners has acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) valued at approximately $578,000, purchasing 1,374 shares in the second quarter.
• Motorola Solutions reported quarterly earnings of $3.57 per share, exceeding estimates, with a revenue of $2.77 billion, representing a 5.2% year-over-year increase.
• The company recently announced a dividend cut, with a quarterly payment of $0.0109, leading to an annual payout of $0.04 and a yield of 0.0% for shareholders.

Golden State Equity Partners bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,374 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $578,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 346.2% in the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Community Bank N.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $32,000. Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $472.00 on Tuesday. 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 has a fifty day moving average of $455.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $431.90. The company has a market capitalization of $78.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.00, a PEG ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.Motorola Solutions's revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on MSI. UBS Group upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Barclays cut 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. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. Finally, William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Eight research 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 company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $516.13.

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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