Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV Boosts Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. by 18.9% to a total of 71,134 shares, valued at approximately $31.14 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported $3.57 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $3.36, with revenue of $2.77 billion.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0109 per share, leading to an annualized yield of 0.0%.

Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 18.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 71,134 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 11,331 shares during the period. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $31,143,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $208,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 33.3% during the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 24,822 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $11,474,000 after buying an additional 6,194 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $936,000. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,210 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $2,408,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 23.8% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 43,530 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $20,121,000 after buying an additional 8,356 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the subject of several research reports. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $516.13.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI traded up $4.56 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $482.49. 269,901 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 911,148. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $445.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $428.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.38 billion, a PE ratio of 38.84, a P/E/G ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.24 earnings per share. The firm'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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company 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 is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 170,893 shares of company stock worth $79,372,103. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.