Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Holdings Boosted by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 27.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 699,717 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 151,424 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned 0.42% of Motorola Solutions worth $290,504,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter valued at $31,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,320 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $4,286,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth about $446,000. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 10.2% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. now owns 27,233 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $11,236,000 after acquiring an additional 2,523 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dearborn Partners LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $24,994,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $468.28 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $445.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $437.05. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $494.85. The stock has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.87, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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, research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 (DPR) is currently 38.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms 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 report on Friday, August 21st. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $519.44.

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.