Teza Capital Management LLC Trims Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Teza Capital Management LLC reduced its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 31.5% during the first quarter, leaving them with a total of 1,437 shares valued at approximately $629,000.
• Despite some hedge funds decreasing their stakes, others, such as ORG Wealth Partners LLC, increased their holdings significantly by 346.2%.
• Motorola Solutions reported $3.57 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, and it set Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS.

Teza Capital Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 31.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,437 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 660 shares during the quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $629,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $208,000. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,210 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $2,408,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 25.0% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 570 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $264,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $944,000 after buying an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clark Capital Management Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 636 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $294,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. UBS Group boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $516.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 198,493 shares of company stock valued at $92,673,278 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI traded down $8.39 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $481.91. 793,131 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 881,179. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $80.29 billion, a PE ratio of 38.80, a P/E/G ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82. The company's 50 day moving average is $448.80 and its 200 day moving average is $429.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.0109 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.10%.

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.