Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 4.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 44,578 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 2,047 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.'s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $18,743,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 346.2% in the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Community Bank N.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $37,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays cut their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $513.78.
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Motorola Solutions Stock Performance
Shares of MSI opened at $456.01 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $464.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $435.31. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $75.97 billion, a PE ratio of 36.72, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $388.90 and a 1 year high of $507.82.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business 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, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0109 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is currently 35.10%.
Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions
In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 46,936 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $22,693,556. The trade was a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.
About Motorola Solutions
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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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