Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Acquired by Swedbank AB

Key Points

• Swedbank AB increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 3.6%, now owning approximately 1,118,430 shares valued at $470.25 million.
• Motorola Solutions' CEO, Gregory Q. Brown, sold 50,000 shares for $24.17 million, reducing his ownership by over 51%.
• Motorola Solutions reported $3.57 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, with revenue of $2.77 billion, up 5.2% year-over-year.

Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,118,430 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 39,144 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB owned about 0.67% of Motorola Solutions worth $470,255,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth approximately $650,426,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $474,785,000 after acquiring an additional 1,081,984 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position 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 worth $9,413,403,000 after acquiring an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 541.2% in the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $145,312,000 after acquiring an additional 280,145 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth approximately $114,812,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE:MSI traded down $4.21 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $472.00. The company had a trading volume of 789,875 shares, compared to its average volume of 906,447. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.00, a PEG ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.96. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $455.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $431.90. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $388.90 and a 12-month high of $507.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

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 firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.Motorola Solutions's revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is 35.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on MSI. UBS Group increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $516.13.

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.