Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock: SteelPeak Wealth LLC Lowers Stake

Key Points

• SteelPeak Wealth LLC cut its Motorola Solutions stake by 87.7% in the third quarter, selling 3,762 shares and retaining 526 shares worth approximately $235,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $530.10; several firms recently raised their targets to between $525 and $550.
• Motorola Solutions reported quarterly adjusted EPS of $4.41, exceeding estimates of $3.85, while revenue rose 13.3% year over year to $3.13 billion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, equivalent to a 1.0% annualized yield.

SteelPeak Wealth LLC reduced its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 87.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 526 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 3,762 shares during the quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 217.4% in the 1st quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 73 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Field & Main Bank acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on MSI. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Evercore raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $550.00 in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $476.00 price target (up from $470.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Northcoast Research upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $525.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $530.10.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI opened at $463.22 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company's fifty day moving average price is $464.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $436.14. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $494.85. The company has a market cap of $76.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.47, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The business's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th were given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

Insider Activity

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides mission-critical communications, public safety, and enterprise security technologies. The company develops products and services that help governments, law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, commercial organizations, and other institutions coordinate operations, protect people, and manage critical events.

Its portfolio includes two-way radios and broadband communication systems, command center software, computer-aided dispatch and records management solutions, video security and analytics, access control, and cybersecurity services.

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