Advisors Capital Management LLC Acquires 208 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 9.4% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,428 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 208 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,063,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. SWAN Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at $359,000. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.4% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 23,941 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $10,482,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 24.2% during the first quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 914 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.7% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,471,635 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $644,297,000 after buying an additional 39,160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optimize Financial Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.2% during the first quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 4,320 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,891,000 after buying an additional 328 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on 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 Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $516.13.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.86, for a total value of $12,046,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,616,580.96. This trade represents a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 198,493 shares of company stock valued at $92,673,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $481.91 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $80.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.80, a PEG ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $448.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $429.79.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 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.