Nykredit A S Purchases Shares of 60,727 Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S acquired 60,727 shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter, valued at approximately $25.2 million. Institutional investors collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44. Recent targets range from $520 to $550, despite one downgrade to “Hold.”
• Motorola Solutions reported quarterly EPS of $4.41, beating estimates, while revenue rose 13.3% year over year to $3.13 billion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, equivalent to a 1.0% annual yield.

Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 60,727 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $25,219,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Natural Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth about $203,000. Tsfg LLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 16.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 7.8% in the second quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 3,082 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,280,000 after buying an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $314,000. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 4.7% during the second quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 3,218 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,337,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Barclays increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $519.44.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $473.43 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $494.85. The company has a market cap of $78.35 billion, a PE ratio of 37.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $443.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $437.01.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.

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