Aberdeen Group plc Buys 56,547 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 69.3%, acquiring an additional 56,547 shares, bringing its total ownership to 138,180 shares valued at approximately $60 million.
• Wall Street analysts generally have a positive outlook on Motorola Solutions, with an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $512.67.
• Motorola reported a successful quarter, beating earnings estimates with $3.57 EPS and a revenue of $2.77 billion, representing a year-over-year revenue growth of 5.2%.

Aberdeen Group plc boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 69.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 138,180 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 56,547 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.08% of Motorola Solutions worth $60,007,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $208,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $493,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $790,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 29,738 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $13,746,000 after acquiring an additional 1,633 shares during the period. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 199,850 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $92,301,000 after acquiring an additional 899 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total transaction of $449,243.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 804 shares of the company's stock, valued at $336,618.72. This represents a 57.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the company's 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 101,438 shares of company stock valued at $46,865,881 over the last ninety days. 1.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays decreased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $512.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of MSI stock traded up $2.3550 on Wednesday, hitting $462.7650. 418,274 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 912,445. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50-day moving average of $427.81 and a 200 day moving average of $427.29. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

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

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.