Harbour Investments Inc. Purchases 4,812 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its Motorola Solutions stake by 463.1% in the fourth quarter, buying 4,812 additional shares and bringing its total holding to 5,851 shares valued at about $2.24 million.
• Motorola Solutions recently reported better-than-expected quarterly results, with EPS of $3.37 versus estimates of $3.24 and revenue of $2.71 billion, while also issuing upbeat guidance for Q2 and full-year 2026.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share payable July 15, and analysts remain generally positive, with an average rating of Buy and an average price target of $504.67.

Harbour Investments Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 463.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 5,851 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,812 shares during the quarter. Harbour Investments Inc.'s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,243,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Capital World Investors increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 5.5% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $4,292,310,000 after buying an additional 490,354 shares in the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 8.4% in the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 29,701 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $13,582,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares in the last quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth about $1,462,000. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 180.3% in the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 19,899 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,100,000 after buying an additional 12,799 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 28.0% in the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 15,802 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $7,226,000 after buying an additional 3,459 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on MSI shares. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $470.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Barclays increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE:MSI opened at $408.95 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $492.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $430.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $414.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.93.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.18 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total transaction of $13,590,508.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 90,721 shares in the company, valued at $43,360,101.95. This trade represents a 23.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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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