Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 39.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 36,836 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,331 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $14,120,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $210,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 38.7% in the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.7% in the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 16,279 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $6,845,000 after buying an additional 2,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $891,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Argus upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $410.54 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $423.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $415.35. The company has a market capitalization of $68.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.89. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

Motorola Solutions 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.