Norris Perne & French LLP MI Boosts Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Norris Perne & French LLP MI grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 0.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 29,679 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Norris Perne & French LLP MI’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $12,479,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Community Bank N.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on MSI. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Barclays cut their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI stock opened at $456.82 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.11 billion, a PE ratio of 36.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.65 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 company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $459.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $433.18.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The business 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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, research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. Insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

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.