Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Holdings Raised by Baird Financial Group Inc.

Key Points

• Baird Financial Group increased its Motorola Solutions stake by 2.1% in the second quarter to 122,594 shares valued at approximately $50.9 million. Institutional investors collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a bullish outlook, with an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $519.44; Barclays, JPMorgan and Evercore recently raised or reaffirmed favorable ratings.
• Motorola Solutions reported quarterly EPS of $4.41, beating estimates by $0.56, while revenue rose 13.3% year over year to $6.27 billion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, representing a 1.1% yield.

Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 2.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 122,594 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 2,565 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.07% of Motorola Solutions worth $50,912,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $185,000 after buying an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $558,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,125,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 604 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $232,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $550.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $459.93 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $494.85. The company has a market cap of $76.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.88. The business's 50 day moving average is $447.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $437.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company had revenue of $6.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is currently 38.11%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.

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