TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lowered its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 44.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,278 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 9,786 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,146,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MSI. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on MSI. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.
Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions
In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Motorola Solutions Price Performance
Shares of MSI opened at $468.28 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $445.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $437.05. The stock has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a PE ratio of 36.87, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $494.85. 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 (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.57 EPS. 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. Analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio 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.
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