NewEdge Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

NewEdge Advisors LLC cut its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 8.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,501 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,764 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $12,803,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth approximately $1,052,000. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 11.4% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,744,000 after acquiring an additional 6,564 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $226,642,000 after acquiring an additional 67,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $270,849,000 after acquiring an additional 96,751 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Motorola Solutions News

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 results and higher guidance: Revenue rose 13% year over year to $3.13 billion, while adjusted EPS increased 24% to $4.41, exceeding consensus estimates. Motorola Solutions raised its 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $12.975 billion and adjusted EPS guidance to $17.62-$17.72. Motorola Solutions lifts annual guidance on resilient public safety demand
• Positive Sentiment: Record backlog supports future growth: Orders lifted backlog to an all-time high of $15.6 billion, with demand for public-safety communications, software, video, and services contributing to broad-based growth. Motorola Solutions Q2 Earnings and Guidance Signal Stronger Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: Truist and JPMorgan each lifted their target to $545, while Piper Sandler raised its target to $530; the firms maintained Buy or Overweight ratings. Motorola Solutions analyst price-target changes
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum remains favorable: MSI’s 50-day moving average recently crossed above its 200-day moving average, forming a “golden cross,” a signal that may attract momentum-oriented investors. Motorola MSI Just Flashed Golden Cross Signal

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $516.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.3%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $467.74 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $77.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.83, a PEG ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $493.57. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $417.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $428.40.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

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.