Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock Holdings Lifted by Signal Advisors Wealth LLC

Key Points

• Signal Advisors Wealth LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 111.5% in the second quarter, holding shares worth approximately $1.65 million.
• Multiple hedge funds, including Vanguard Group Inc. and Raymond James Financial Inc., also raised their positions in Motorola Solutions, evidencing strong institutional interest with 84.17% of the stock owned by institutional investors.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings of $3.57 per share for the quarter, surpassing expectations, and has set a third-quarter guidance of $3.820-3.870 EPS.

Signal Advisors Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 111.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,931 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 2,072 shares during the quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,653,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its position 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 stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Community Bank N.A. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,693,556. This represents a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the topic of several research reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $516.13.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of MSI stock traded down $4.21 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $472.00. The stock had a trading volume of 789,875 shares, compared to its average volume of 906,447. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $388.90 and a 12-month 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. The firm's 50-day moving average is $455.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $431.90.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.24 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.