Meyer Handelman Co. Buys 22,218 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Meyer Handelman Co. boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 161.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 35,959 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 22,218 shares during the period. Meyer Handelman Co.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $15,605,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,292,310,000 after buying an additional 490,354 shares in the last quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,462,000. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 28.0% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 179,437 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $68,843,000 after acquiring an additional 39,236 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 56.6% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,203,661 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $550,422,000 after acquiring an additional 435,178 shares during the period. Finally, Crestmont Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $1,907,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.8%

NYSE:MSI opened at $397.53 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $65.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $413.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $418.78.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Weiss Ratings cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial cut their price target on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

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.