Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Acquired by Columbus Macro LLC

Key Points

• Columbus Macro LLC has increased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. by 6.3%, now owning 12,126 shares valued at approximately $5.1 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings per share of $3.57 for the last quarter, exceeding analyst estimates, while also guiding for Q3 2025 EPS between 3.820 and 3.870.
• Several analysts have adjusted their price targets for Motorola Solutions, with a consensus target price of $513.78, reflecting a generally positive outlook with nine 'Buy' ratings noted.

Columbus Macro LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 6.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,126 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 714 shares during the quarter. Columbus Macro LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,099,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 346.2% in the first quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Community Bank N.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price objective for the company. Barclays lowered their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Nine 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.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE:MSI opened at $462.44 on Thursday. 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 12-month low of $388.90 and a 12-month high of $507.82. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $463.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $434.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.23, a P/E/G ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.97.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. 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 on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total transaction of $24,175,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,693,556. The trade was a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at $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 sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 over the last 90 days. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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