Quantbot Technologies LP Sells 5,162 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP reduced its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 62.9% during the first quarter, ending with a stake worth $1.33 million.
• CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of Motorola Solutions stock, representing a 58.87% decrease in his ownership, valued at over $38 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported an EPS of $3.57 in its latest quarterly earnings, surpassing estimates, and anticipates EPS guidance for FY 2025 between $14.880-14.980.

Quantbot Technologies LP reduced its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 62.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,045 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 5,162 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,333,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in the first 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 during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,374,532 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,477,404,000 after buying an additional 66,766 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $894,846,000 after buying an additional 50,891 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.4% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,969,450 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $862,245,000 after buying an additional 100,891 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,703,056 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $745,616,000 after buying an additional 84,312 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on MSI shares. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $512.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, 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 SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 17,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $459.79, for a total transaction of $8,092,304.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 24,046 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,056,110.34. The trade was a 42.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 138,952 shares of company stock worth $64,211,604 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 2.1%

MSI traded up $9.72 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $465.34. The stock had a trading volume of 403,676 shares, compared to its average volume of 914,180. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $433.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $426.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $388.90 and a 1-year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.24 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

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.