Hsbc Holdings PLC Buys 245,739 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

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Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 49.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 746,011 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 245,739 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned about 0.45% of Motorola Solutions worth $325,558,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MSI. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $650,426,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $474,785,000 after buying an additional 1,081,984 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 209.3% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 559,306 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $258,528,000 after buying an additional 378,462 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $9,413,403,000 after buying an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 541.2% during the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $145,312,000 after buying an additional 280,145 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at $26,780,959.80. This trade represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total transaction of $449,243.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares in the company, valued at $336,618.72. This trade represents a 57.17% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 101,438 shares of company stock worth $46,865,881 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI traded down $0.9860 during trading on Friday, hitting $461.4440. The stock had a trading volume of 610,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,082,923. The firm has a market cap of $76.88 billion, a PE ratio of 37.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $430.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $427.02.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. Analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. UBS Group raised their price target 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. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $512.67.

About Motorola Solutions

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.