Martingale Asset Management L P Has $23.01 Million Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Martingale Asset Management L P reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions by 6.2%, owning 52,550 shares valued at approximately $23 million after selling 3,500 shares.
• Institutional investors hold 84.17% of Motorola Solutions stock, with several hedge funds, including Vanguard and JPMorgan Chase, increasing their positions in the first quarter.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings of $3.57 per share, beating estimates, and projects a Q3 2025 EPS guidance of 3.820-3.870, while analysts anticipate an average EPS of 13.55 for the fiscal year.

Martingale Asset Management L P cut its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 6.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 52,550 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 3,500 shares during the period. Martingale Asset Management L P's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $23,007,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 471 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $206,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 636 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $294,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 1,315 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $576,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 17.1% in the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $80,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,079 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $473,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on MSI. 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 report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays lowered 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 reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $512.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI traded down $0.9860 during trading hours 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 company's fifty day moving average is $430.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $427.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $388.90 and a 52 week high of $507.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.24 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total value of $449,243.64. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $336,618.72. This represents a 57.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 17,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $459.79, for a total transaction of $8,092,304.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 24,046 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,056,110.34. The trade was a 42.26% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 101,438 shares of company stock worth $46,865,881. 1.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.