Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Purchased by Empowered Funds LLC

Key Points

• Empowered Funds LLC increased its Motorola Solutions stake by 20.8% in the first quarter, bringing its holdings to 18,136 shares valued at approximately $7.87 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 84.17% of MSI.
• Motorola Solutions reported quarterly earnings of $4.41 per share, beating estimates of $3.85, while revenue rose 13.3% year over year to $3.13 billion. The company issued third-quarter 2026 EPS guidance of $4.39–$4.44.
• Wall Street maintains a favorable view of MSI, with an average “Buy” rating and a $516.67 price target. The company also pays a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, equivalent to a 1.0% annual yield.

Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 20.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 18,136 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 3,125 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $7,870,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MSI. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.3%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $466.31 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $422.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $430.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.17 billion, a PE ratio of 36.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.87. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $493.57.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.57 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the subject of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Motorola Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Bank of America restated a "buy" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have given a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $516.67.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.

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