Nordea Investment Management AB Increases Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.4% during the second quarter, now owning about 0.09% of the company, valued at approximately $59.9 million.
• Insider trading activity saw CEO Gregory Q. Brown sell 50,000 shares for about $24.2 million, reducing his ownership by 51.58%.
• Wall Street analysts generally have a positive outlook on Motorola Solutions, with an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $513.78.

Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 1.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 143,319 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 1,954 shares during the quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB owned about 0.09% of Motorola Solutions worth $59,902,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 346.2% in the first quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth $25,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth $29,000. Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $22,693,556. This trade represents a 51.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% 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 valued at $116,848,278 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Evercore ISI raised 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. Barclays lowered their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group raised 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 assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $445.45 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $388.90 and a 1-year 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $465.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $435.73. The company has a market capitalization of $74.21 billion, a PE ratio of 35.87, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.97.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period last year, the company 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

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.

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