Great Lakes Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 210,460 Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Great Lakes Advisors purchased 210,460 Motorola Solutions shares worth approximately $87.4 million, taking a 0.13% stake. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive, with Motorola Solutions holding a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $516.67; UBS and Barclays recently raised their targets.
• Motorola Solutions exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting adjusted EPS of $4.41 versus $3.85 expected and revenue of $3.13 billion, up 13.3% year over year. The company issued third-quarter and full-year 2026 EPS guidance.

Great Lakes Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 210,460 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $87,403,000. Great Lakes Advisors LLC owned 0.13% of Motorola Solutions as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,570,096,000 after purchasing an additional 31,744 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth $983,432,000. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $672,364,000 after buying an additional 34,715 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $694,565,000 after acquiring an additional 30,264 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Bank of America reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $516.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI stock opened at $469.53 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.87. The business's 50-day moving average is $424.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $431.82. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $493.57.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.

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