Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Raises Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 6.3%, owning 37,146 shares worth approximately $15.6 million after acquiring additional shares in the second quarter.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings per share of $3.57 for its latest quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a net margin of 19.08% and a year-over-year revenue increase of 5.2%.
• The company recently declared a dividend of $0.0109 per share, marking a low annualized dividend yield of 0.0% while maintaining a payout ratio of 35.10%.

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 6.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 37,146 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 2,193 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $15,619,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.4% in the first quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 471 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $206,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the first quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 1,315 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $576,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.9% during the second quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 692 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.1% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.7% during the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,079 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI opened at $448.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $461.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $433.94. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $388.90 and a 1-year high of $507.82. The firm has a market cap of $74.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.08, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several 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 for the company. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. UBS Group boosted their price objective 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. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $513.78.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,780,959.80. This trade represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 over the last three months. 1.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.

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