Savvy Advisors Inc. Has $380,000 Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Savvy Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 27.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 905 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth approximately $650,426,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $9,413,403,000 after acquiring an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 49.1% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 746,011 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $325,558,000 after acquiring an additional 245,739 shares during the period. Congress Asset Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $87,162,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,520,116 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $665,522,000 after acquiring an additional 187,400 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $465.00 price target (down previously from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $507.50.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last 90 days. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $406.61 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $67.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.74, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.97. 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 50 day simple moving average of $459.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $437.55. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.74 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.360 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.090-15.150 EPS. Research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.0109 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

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.