Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by MetLife Investment Management LLC

Key Points

• MetLife Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.8%, now holding 46,782 shares valued at approximately $20.48 million.
• Several research firms have varied price targets for Motorola Solutions, with UBS Group increasing its price objective from $490 to $510, and Barclays slightly lowering theirs from $511 to $509.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings of $3.57 per share for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, and raised its Q3 2025 EPS guidance to between 3.820 and 3.870.

MetLife Investment Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 1.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,782 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 871 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $20,482,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $9,413,403,000 after acquiring an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,374,532 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,477,404,000 after acquiring an additional 66,766 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $894,846,000 after buying an additional 50,891 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,969,450 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $862,245,000 after buying an additional 100,891 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,703,056 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $745,616,000 after buying an additional 84,312 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on MSI. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group lifted 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. Barclays lowered their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $512.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $461.4440 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $76.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $430.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $426.63. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $388.90 and a 1-year 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. Analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

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

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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