Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Legato Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Legato Capital Management cut its Motorola Solutions stake by 73.3% in the fourth quarter, selling 2,450 shares and leaving it with 894 shares worth about $343,000.
• Motorola Solutions CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares in March for about $13.6 million, reducing his ownership by 23.86%; insiders now hold just 1.28% of the stock.
• The company reported better-than-expected quarterly results, with EPS of $3.37 versus the $3.24 estimate and revenue of $2.71 billion, and it also raised guidance for Q2 2026 and FY 2026.

Legato Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 73.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 894 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 2,450 shares during the period. Legato Capital Management LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $343,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Orion Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. United Community Bank raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 81.3% during the third quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 577 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 4,516 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,731,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total transaction of $13,590,508.25. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 90,721 shares of the company's stock, valued at $43,360,101.95. The trade was a 23.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings cut Motorola Solutions from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Argus raised Motorola Solutions to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $408.95 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $492.22. The stock has a market cap of $67.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.95, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.93. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $430.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $414.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is presently 39.00%.

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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