Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Has $38.05 Million Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Key Points

• Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 9.0%, acquiring an additional 7,206 shares, bringing their total holdings to 86,914 shares valued at approximately $38 million.
• Major institutional investors, including Nuveen LLC and Vanguard Group Inc., have significantly increased their positions in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter, indicating strong interest in the company.
• Motorola Solutions reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, with $3.57 EPS surpassing analysts' estimates of $3.36, and a revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, showing a growth of 5.2% year-over-year.

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 9.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 86,914 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 7,206 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC owned 0.05% of Motorola Solutions worth $38,052,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.4% during the first quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 471 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $206,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 636 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $294,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the first quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 1,315 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $576,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 17.1% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.7% during the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,079 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $473,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:MSI traded up $3.2550 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $465.6850. The company had a trading volume of 162,469 shares, compared to its average volume of 909,553. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The business's 50 day moving average price is $429.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $427.46. The stock has a market cap of $77.58 billion, a PE ratio of 37.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 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 released its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.Motorola Solutions's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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. Research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total value of $449,243.64. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 804 shares in the company, valued at approximately $336,618.72. This trade represents a 57.17% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 101,438 shares of company stock worth $46,865,881. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

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.