Norinchukin Bank The Increases Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Norinchukin Bank increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 15.1% during Q1, owning 8,548 shares valued at approximately $3.74 million after the purchase.
• CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares for over $38 million, resulting in a significant decrease of 58.87% in his holdings.
• Motorola Solutions reported $3.57 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates and showing a revenue increase of 5.2% year-over-year.

Norinchukin Bank The grew its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 15.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,548 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 1,120 shares during the quarter. Norinchukin Bank The's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,742,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 3.2% in the first quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $409,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 228.9% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 8,367 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,663,000 after buying an additional 5,823 shares in the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth about $874,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 35.1% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $586,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MGB Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.0% during the first quarter. MGB Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,387 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,040,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on MSI. UBS Group increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays cut their target price 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. Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $512.67.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 804 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $336,618.72. This trade represents a 57.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 138,952 shares of company stock valued at $64,211,604 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:MSI traded down $1.0320 during trading on Monday, hitting $460.8780. The company had a trading volume of 496,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 909,863. The stock has a market cap of $76.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $430.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $426.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.24 EPS. 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 forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share 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.