Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC Has $1.35 Million Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 11.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,211 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 426 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,350,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Saudi Central Bank bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth approximately $29,000. Community Bank N.A. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price target on the stock. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $456.01 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The business’s 50 day moving average is $464.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $435.31. The company has a market cap of $75.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 35.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.