Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc. Boosts Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 172,300 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,765 shares during the quarter. Motorola Solutions accounts for 1.7% of Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $66,046,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of MSI. United Community Bank boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 81.3% during the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on MSI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Argus raised shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI opened at $409.36 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $425.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $415.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $492.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.95 billion, a PE ratio of 32.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.89.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 39.00%.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.