Royal London Asset Management Ltd. Sells 9,513 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Royal London Asset Management cut its Motorola Solutions stake by 11.6%, selling 9,513 shares and retaining 72,825 shares valued at approximately $30.2 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 84.17% of MSI.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $519.44, above the reported share price of $486.43.
• Motorola Solutions exceeded quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $4.41 in EPS and $3.13 billion in revenue, while revenue rose 13.3% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, equal to a 1.0% annualized yield.

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. trimmed its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 11.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 72,825 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 9,513 shares during the period. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.'s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $30,243,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on MSI. Bank of America reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $550.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $519.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $486.43 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $493.57. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $436.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $435.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company has a market cap of $80.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.57 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.11%.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.

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