Yousif Capital Management LLC Reduces Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Yousif Capital Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 24,052 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 725 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $10,113,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $208,000. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 2,927 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,281,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 5,383 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $2,357,000 after buying an additional 588 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 56.8% in the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 12,024 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $5,264,000 after buying an additional 4,355 shares during the period. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 44.5% in the 1st quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,134 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $496,000 after buying an additional 349 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays decreased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $513.78.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the business's 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 over the last three months. 1.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $456.01 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.72, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $388.90 and a twelve 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $464.91 and a 200 day moving average of $435.49.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.24 earnings per share. The business's revenue 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

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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