State Street Corp Grows Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• State Street increased its Motorola Solutions position by 4.3% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 7.85 million shares worth approximately $3.27 billion. Institutional investors collectively own 84.17% of the company.
• Motorola Solutions reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with EPS of $4.41 and revenue of $3.13 billion; revenue rose 13.3% year over year. The company issued full-year 2026 EPS guidance of $17.62–$17.72.
• Analysts maintain a favorable outlook, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $519.56 versus the reported share price of $457. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.21 per share, yielding about 1.1% annually.

State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 4.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 323,725 shares during the quarter. State Street Corp owned 4.74% of Motorola Solutions worth $3,269,332,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth $1,052,000. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11.4% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $27,744,000 after buying an additional 6,564 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $226,642,000 after buying an additional 67,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mattern Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at about $10,657,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.9%

MSI opened at $457.00 on Wednesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $494.85. The company has a market cap of $75.63 billion, a PE ratio of 35.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company has a 50 day moving average of $455.72 and a 200 day moving average of $436.59.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.57 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on MSI shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $550.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Barclays boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $519.56.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.

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