Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock Position Reduced by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd cut its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 21.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,997 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,411 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,449,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.5% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $4,292,310,000 after buying an additional 490,354 shares during the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.4% in the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 29,701 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $13,582,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares during the last quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth $1,462,000. Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 180.3% in the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 19,899 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $9,100,000 after buying an additional 12,799 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 28.0% in the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 15,802 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $7,226,000 after buying an additional 3,459 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Argus upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

NYSE:MSI opened at $393.73 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $65.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.73, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.93. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $492.22. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $440.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $414.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total value of $3,297,070.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,488,254.29. The trade was a 42.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,153 shares in the company, valued at $3,362,768.36. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 129,069 shares of company stock valued at $60,779,964 in the last 90 days. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.