New York State Teachers Retirement System Cuts Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• The New York State Teachers Retirement System reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.0%, owning approximately 132,920 shares valued at $55.89 million after selling 1,289 shares in the second quarter.
• CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of Motorola Solutions, a 58.87% decrease in his position, while COO John P. Molloy also sold 37,514 shares, reflecting significant insider sales.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings of $3.57 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations, and set its Q3 2025 guidance between 3.820-3.870 EPS.

New York State Teachers Retirement System reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 1.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 132,920 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 1,289 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System owned approximately 0.08% of Motorola Solutions worth $55,888,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 10.3% in the second quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 591 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $253,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 13.7% in the second quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 7,137 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,001,000 after acquiring an additional 860 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.7% in the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 5,583 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $2,347,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 28.7% during the second quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc now owns 43,954 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $18,466,000 after buying an additional 9,813 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CGC Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 850.0% during the second quarter. CGC Financial Services LLC now owns 133 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.4%

MSI stock opened at $437.29 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The business's 50-day moving average is $465.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $435.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. The company has a market cap of $72.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.21, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.24 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions'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. As a group, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on MSI shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays dropped their price objective 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, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $513.78.

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.

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