OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC Invests $560,000 in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions, acquiring 1,278 shares valued at approximately $560,000, according to its recent SEC filing.
• Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in the first quarter, now owning over 21.5 million shares worth over $9.4 billion.
• Motorola Solutions recently reported a 19.08% net margin and a 5.2% year-over-year revenue increase, with an EPS of $3.57, surpassing the consensus estimate.

OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,278 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $560,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $208,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 56.6% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 21,489 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $9,931,000 after purchasing an additional 7,765 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 15.1% in the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 5,437 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $2,513,000 after purchasing an additional 713 shares during the period. SageView Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $216,000. Finally, Cohen & Steers Inc. raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 993 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total transaction of $449,243.64. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 101,438 shares of company stock valued at $46,865,881. 1.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on MSI shares. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of 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 shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective 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. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $512.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.6%

Motorola Solutions stock traded up $2.84 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $464.02. The company's stock had a trading volume of 407,493 shares, compared to its average volume of 910,865. The company has a market capitalization of $77.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $426.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $427.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.24 earnings per share. 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, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

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.