Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. Buys 1,106 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.6%, owning 20,706 shares valued at approximately $9.07 million as of recent filings.
• Motorola Solutions reported a net margin of 19.08% and a 5.2% year-over-year revenue growth in its latest quarterly earnings, with earnings per share of $3.57, surpassing estimates.
• Insider trading saw significant sales, with COO John P. Molloy and SVP Rajan Naik reducing their holdings, collectively selling over 45,000 shares valued at approximately $21 million.

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 5.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,706 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 1,106 shares during the quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.'s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $9,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the first quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Community Bank N.A. bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. This represents a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 900 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.16, for a total value of $429,444.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,938,860.72. This represents a 5.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 171,793 shares of company stock worth $79,801,547 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock traded up $6.53 during trading on Thursday, hitting $488.23. 234,483 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 909,830. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $388.90 and a 1 year high of $507.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.31, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.96. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $446.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $428.92.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.24 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions's 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on MSI. Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $516.13.

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.