Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) SVP Sells $825,231.00 in Stock

Key Points

• Motorola Solutions SVP James Niewiara sold 1,700 shares at an average price of $485.43, totaling approximately $825,231, resulting in a 10.47% decrease in his shareholding.
• The company's stock price declined by 1.7% following the insider sale, closing at $481.91, with a significant trading volume of 788,273 shares.
• Motorola Solutions reported a 19.08% net margin and a 5.2% year-over-year revenue increase, with a recent earnings per share of $3.57, surpassing analyst expectations.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI traded up $3.10 during trading on Monday, hitting $483.72. The company had a trading volume of 299,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 910,244. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $448.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $429.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions'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. On average, research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.0109 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.10%.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.2% during the first quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 228.9% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 8,367 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,663,000 after acquiring an additional 5,823 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $874,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 35.1% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $586,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Investment Group LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 25,322 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $10,647,000 after purchasing an additional 1,862 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $516.13.

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.