Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Buys 871 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 19.4%, bringing its total shares to 5,352, valued at approximately $2.34 million.
• Despite Motorola's positive quarterly earnings report, several research firms have mixed views, with UBS Group raising its price target to $510, while Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock from "buy" to "hold."
• Motorola Solutions declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0109 per share, indicating a shift towards lower yield, with a payout ratio of 35.10%.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. raised its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 19.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,352 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 871 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,343,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MSI. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 10,701 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $4,685,000 after purchasing an additional 662 shares during the period. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $141,000. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 29.8% during the first quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 24,005 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $10,509,000 after acquiring an additional 5,513 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 42.0% during the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 1,514 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $663,000 after acquiring an additional 448 shares during the period. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 21.1% during the first quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 287,441 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $125,845,000 after acquiring an additional 50,105 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 137,879 shares of company stock valued at $63,762,361. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on MSI shares. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $515.44.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock traded up $6.40 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $478.86. 1,170,037 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 917,860. The company has a market cap of $79.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $438.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $426.58. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company 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, sell-side analysts predict 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 paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.