Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 5,079 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,204,000.
Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MSI. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Zacks Research raised Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Truist Financial cut their target price on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.
Motorola Solutions Stock Performance
Shares of MSI opened at $418.44 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $492.22. The stock has a market cap of $69.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.72, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a 50-day moving average of $409.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $424.78.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 last year, the company posted $3.18 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.00%.
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.
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