Norden Group LLC Makes New $238,000 Investment in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Norden Group LLC invested approximately $238,000 in Motorola Solutions, acquiring 565 shares in the second quarter.
• Insider trading activity includes CEO Gregory Q. Brown selling 82,765 shares for over $38 million, representing a significant reduction in his holdings.
• Motorola Solutions recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0109 per share, reflecting a low annualized dividend yield of 0.0%.

Norden Group LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 565 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $238,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $208,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $474,785,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081,984 shares during the period. Tompkins Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth about $52,000. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,311 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,012,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 16.8% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,637 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,592,000 after buying an additional 524 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,780,959.80. This trade represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.2%

MSI stock opened at $456.82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $76.11 billion, a PE ratio of 36.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $388.90 and a 52 week high of $507.82. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $459.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $433.05.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.24 EPS. The business's quarterly 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0109 dividend. The ex-dividend date is 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%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday. They set a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 price target for the company. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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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