Riverbridge Partners LLC Sells 966 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Riverbridge Partners LLC has reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions, selling 966 shares, leading to an ownership of 80,385 shares valued at approximately $33.8 million.
• Motorola Solutions reported Q2 earnings per share (EPS) of $3.57, surpassing estimates of $3.36, and provided guidance for Q3 2025 EPS between $3.820 and $3.870.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0109 per share, reflecting a 0.0% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 35.10%.

Riverbridge Partners LLC lowered its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 80,385 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 966 shares during the period. Riverbridge Partners LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $33,799,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 3.2%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $455.44 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $388.90 and a 1 year high of $507.82. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $457.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $432.32. 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 company has a market cap of $75.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.67, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.96.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.24 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current 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 paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 35.10%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions 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 transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays cut their target price 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. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 target price for the company. Finally, 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. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $513.78.

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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