Dodge & Cox Has $4.92 Million Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Dodge & Cox grew its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 30.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,228 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,601 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $4,916,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 321,280 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,374,532 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,477,404,000 after buying an additional 66,766 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $894,846,000 after buying an additional 50,891 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.4% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,969,450 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $862,245,000 after buying an additional 100,891 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,703,056 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $745,616,000 after buying an additional 84,312 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.2%

NYSE MSI opened at $461.4440 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $430.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $427.02. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The firm has a market cap of $76.88 billion, a PE ratio of 37.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) 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. The firm 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%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on MSI. UBS Group boosted 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. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective 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. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $512.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value 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. This represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total value of $449,243.64. Following the completion of 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 sold 101,438 shares of company stock worth $46,865,881. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.