Nordea Investment Management AB Purchases 1,954 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 1.4% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 143,319 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,954 shares during the quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $59,902,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in MSI. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $513.78.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at $22,693,556. This trade represents a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 1.9%

NYSE MSI opened at $445.45 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $465.00 and its 200 day moving average is $435.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The stock has a market cap of $74.21 billion, a PE ratio of 35.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm’s revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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. Research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 35.10%.

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.