Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stake Lifted by Capstone Investment Advisors LLC

Capstone Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 86.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,574 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,191 shares during the period. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,069,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter valued at $314,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 9.7% during the second quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,270 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $528,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 114.7% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 64,499 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $26,786,000 after acquiring an additional 34,461 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,683,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI stock opened at $485.87 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $435.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $435.35. The company has a market capitalization of $80.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.26, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $493.57.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.57 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 38.11%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on MSI. Zacks Research lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

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.