Peak Financial Advisors LLC Acquires New Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Peak Financial Advisors LLC has acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc., purchasing 6,029 shares valued at approximately $2.5 million, accounting for about 1.3% of their investment portfolio.
• Motorola Solutions recently reported earnings of $3.57 per share for the quarter, exceeding expectations, and has set Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0109, representing a low annualized dividend yield of 0.0%, alongside a recent significant sale of shares by COO John P. Molloy.

Peak Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 6,029 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $2,535,000. Motorola Solutions accounts for about 1.3% of Peak Financial Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $208,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 732,995 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $338,812,000 after buying an additional 95,489 shares during the period. Shell Asset Management Co. boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 196.8% during the fourth quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 5,208 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $2,407,000 after buying an additional 3,453 shares during the period. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 217.9% during the fourth quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,711 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $4,036,000 after buying an additional 5,971 shares during the period. Finally, Scissortail Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 3,156.5% during the fourth quarter. Scissortail Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,505 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $5,780,000 after buying an additional 12,121 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $481.91 on Friday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $448.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $429.82. The stock has a market cap of $80.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week 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.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company 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, equities research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.0109 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.10%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. This trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 198,493 shares of company stock worth $92,673,278 in the last ninety days. 1.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on MSI shares. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Barclays reduced their price target 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. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $516.13.

About Motorola Solutions

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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