Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Acquired by Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 130.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 19,292 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,937 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $8,112,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 101.5% during the second quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super now owns 70,231 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $29,529,000 after acquiring an additional 35,374 shares during the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 26.9% during the second quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 4,490 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,888,000 after acquiring an additional 952 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 42.9% during the second quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 44,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $18,885,000 after acquiring an additional 13,475 shares during the last quarter. Invesco LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 48.8% during the second quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $743,000 after purchasing an additional 580 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth $1,193,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. Insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE:MSI opened at $443.95 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $73.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.74, a PEG ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $462.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $437.44. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $388.90 and a twelve month high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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, equities research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on MSI. Piper Sandler began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group raised 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 decreased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $513.00.

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.