Legacy Solutions LLC Buys 51 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Legacy Solutions LLC lifted its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 5.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 926 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Legacy Solutions LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $650,426,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $474,785,000 after acquiring an additional 1,081,984 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 541.2% during the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $145,312,000 after acquiring an additional 280,145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $114,812,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.3%

MSI opened at $470.07 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $78.31 billion, a PE ratio of 37.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.77 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $388.90 and a twelve month high of $507.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $457.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $432.16. 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 (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 35.10%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on MSI shares. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Piper Sandler set a $495.00 price objective on Motorola Solutions and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of 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 three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.78.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total transaction of $24,175,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,693,556. This represents a 51.58% 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 corporate insiders.

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.