Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) SVP Kathryn Moore Sells 1,004 Shares

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $481.57 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $429.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $433.92. The company has a market cap of $79.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.87. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $493.57.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 38.11%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth $1,052,000. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11.4% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,744,000 after purchasing an additional 6,564 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 12.9% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $226,642,000 after purchasing an additional 67,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $270,849,000 after buying an additional 96,751 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, June 1st. Barclays raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $516.67.

About Motorola Solutions

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.