Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC

Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 49.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,383 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 1,456 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,843,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,639,000. Waverly Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 85.1% in the fourth quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 2,014 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $931,000 after buying an additional 926 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 25.2% in the fourth quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 159 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 31,949 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $14,768,000 after buying an additional 4,121 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $516.13.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $474.38 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-week high of $507.82. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $453.46 and a 200-day moving average of $431.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.19, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.24 earnings per share. The business'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. As a group, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is 35.10%.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. This represents 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, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. This trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 over the last ninety days. 1.44% of the stock is owned by company 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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