Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC cut its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 35.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,171 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 22,351 shares during the quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $17,098,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,570,096,000 after purchasing an additional 31,744 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $983,432,000. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $672,364,000 after acquiring an additional 34,715 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.9% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $694,565,000 after acquiring an additional 30,264 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
MSI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.
Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions
In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.1%
Shares of MSI opened at $486.43 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The company has a market cap of $80.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.30, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $436.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $435.80. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $493.57.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.57 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The company 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. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 38.11%.
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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