Northern Trust Corp Buys 100,891 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

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Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 5.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,969,450 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 100,891 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp owned 1.18% of Motorola Solutions worth $862,245,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of MSI. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,413,403,000 after purchasing an additional 321,280 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,374,532 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,477,404,000 after purchasing an additional 66,766 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $894,846,000 after purchasing an additional 50,891 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,703,056 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $745,616,000 after purchasing an additional 84,312 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 15.7% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 1,554,252 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $718,422,000 after purchasing an additional 210,662 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total transaction of $449,243.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $336,618.72. This trade represents a 57.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 17,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $459.79, for a total value of $8,092,304.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 24,046 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,056,110.34. This represents a 42.26% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 101,438 shares of company stock worth $46,865,881. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE:MSI traded down $0.9860 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $461.4440. The company had a trading volume of 610,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,082,923. The company has a market capitalization of $76.88 billion, a PE ratio of 37.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $430.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $427.39. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $388.90 and a 52 week high of $507.82. 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 (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $2.77 billion for 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.24 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on MSI shares. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Barclays cut their target price 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. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $512.67.

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.