Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Obermeyer Wealth Partners

Key Points

• Obermeyer Wealth Partners significantly increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 261% in Q2, ending up with 8,073 shares valued at approximately $3.39 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported a Q3 earnings per share (EPS) of $4.06, surpassing estimates and showing a 7.8% year-over-year revenue growth of $3.01 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0109 per share, reflecting a 0.0% yield, alongside notable insider stock sales reaching over $116 million in the past 90 days.

Obermeyer Wealth Partners lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 261.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,073 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 5,837 shares during the quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners' holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,394,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 289.5% during the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 74 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 148.6% in the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 87 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 47.1% in the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 103 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $406.61 on Monday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $459.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $437.67. The company has a market cap of $67.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.74, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. Motorola Solutions's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.74 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.360 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.090-15.150 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is 34.99%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. This trade represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. 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, August 29th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. Piper Sandler reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $465.00 target price (down previously from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday. Barclays dropped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $507.50.

Motorola Solutions 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.

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