Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Blair William & Co. IL

Key Points

• Blair William & Co. IL has reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions by 4.1%, now holding approximately $77.46 million worth of shares.
• Motorola Solutions reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $3.57, exceeding estimates by $0.21, with revenues of $2.77 billion, showing a 5.2% year-over-year increase.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0109 per share, representing an annualized dividend of $0.04, with a dividend yield of 0.0% as of the latest disclosure.

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 184,237 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 7,793 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL owned about 0.11% of Motorola Solutions worth $77,464,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,193,000. Columbus Macro LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 12,126 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $5,099,000 after acquiring an additional 714 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 8,098 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,405,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the period. Shell Asset Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 38.1% in the second quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 7,149 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,006,000 after purchasing an additional 1,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roundview Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11.9% in the second quarter. Roundview Capital LLC now owns 11,645 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $4,896,000 after purchasing an additional 1,235 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.9%

MSI stock opened at $462.44 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $77.04 billion, a PE ratio of 37.23, a P/E/G ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month 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. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $463.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $434.91.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.24 earnings per share. The firm'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. Equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MSI. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $513.78.

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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