Central Pacific Bank Trust Division Buys 1,437 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Central Pacific Bank Trust Division increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 44.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,694 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,437 shares during the quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,949,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $185,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. Orion Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Mill Capital Management LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,125,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the subject of several research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE:MSI opened at $443.40 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $73.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.73, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.87. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $413.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $427.30. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. 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, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

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.