Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA

Key Points

• Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions by 14.3%, owning 62,791 shares worth $25.1 million after selling 10,509 shares during Q2.
• Analysts have set a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Motorola Solutions, with an average target price of $513.78 amidst various price adjustments from several firms.
• Motorola Solutions reported an EPS of $3.57 for Q2, exceeding estimates, with a projected Q3 guidance of 3.820-3.870 EPS and an annualized dividend of $0.04.

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA cut its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 14.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 62,791 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 10,509 shares during the quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $25,108,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of MSI. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at approximately $650,426,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake 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 valued at $9,413,403,000 after buying an additional 321,280 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 541.2% during the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $145,312,000 after purchasing an additional 280,145 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 49.1% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 746,011 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $325,558,000 after purchasing an additional 245,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth $87,162,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 target price on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $453.88 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.54, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $459.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $433.43. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $388.90 and a 52 week high of $507.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. This represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. Insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

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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