Patton Fund Management Inc. Lowers Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Patton Fund Management Inc. has reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. by 94.8%, owning only 592 shares after selling 10,774 shares in the second quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including Nuveen LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC, significantly increased their holdings in Motorola Solutions, with GAMMA reporting a rise of 43,787.3%.
• Motorola Solutions reported earnings of $3.57 EPS in its latest quarterly results, surpassing analyst expectations and indicating a 5.2% year-over-year revenue growth.

Patton Fund Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 94.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 592 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 10,774 shares during the quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc.'s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $650,426,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $474,785,000 after buying an additional 1,081,984 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $9,413,403,000 after buying an additional 321,280 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 541.2% during the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $145,312,000 after buying an additional 280,145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 49.1% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 746,011 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $325,558,000 after buying an additional 245,739 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $456.82 on Friday. The firm 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. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $388.90 and a 12-month high of $507.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $459.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $433.05.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. UBS Group lifted their target price 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. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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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