Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Phoenix Wealth Advisors

Phoenix Wealth Advisors reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,825 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 228 shares during the period. Motorola Solutions makes up about 1.3% of Phoenix Wealth Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Phoenix Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,988,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $208,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $944,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 209.3% in the fourth quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 559,306 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $258,528,000 after buying an additional 378,462 shares in the last quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 28.9% in the fourth quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 6,385 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,951,000 after buying an additional 1,433 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 34,352 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $15,879,000 after buying an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of Motorola Solutions 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 sale, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $336,618.72. The trade was a 57.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 17,600 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $459.79, for a total value of $8,092,304.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 24,046 shares in the company, valued at $11,056,110.34. This represents a 42.26% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 101,438 shares of company stock worth $46,865,881 in the last ninety days. 1.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $461.4440 on Friday. 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 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-week high of $507.82. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $430.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $427.39. The firm has a market cap of $76.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.24 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.