ICONIQ Capital LLC Decreases Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• ICONIQ Capital LLC has decreased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 65.8%, owning 641 shares valued at approximately $281,000 after selling 1,235 shares in the first quarter.
• CEO Gregory Q. Brown and CAO Katherine A. Maher both sold significant amounts of Motorola shares, with Brown's sale representing a 42.26% decrease in his holdings.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings of $3.57 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and has projected guidance of $3.820-3.870 EPS for Q3 2025.

ICONIQ Capital LLC lowered its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 65.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 641 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 1,235 shares during the quarter. ICONIQ Capital LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $281,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $208,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $944,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 163.4% in the fourth quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 324 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $152,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 3,951 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,826,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Parkshore Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $2,137,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 17,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $459.79, for a total value of $8,092,304.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 24,046 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,056,110.34. The trade was a 42.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total value of $449,243.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares of the company's stock, valued at $336,618.72. The trade was a 57.17% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 138,952 shares of company stock valued at $64,211,604 over the last quarter. 1.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Barclays cut their target price 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. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $512.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

NYSE:MSI opened at $460.8780 on Tuesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-week high of $507.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $432.03 and a 200 day moving average of $426.51. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $76.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.11, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company's revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Motorola Solutions Company 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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