Handelsbanken Fonder AB Reduces Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Handelsbanken Fonder AB lowered its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 1.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 96,492 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,055 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB owned about 0.06% of Motorola Solutions worth $44,125,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,367 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $625,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. West Family Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 3,414 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,561,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Advisor OS LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth approximately $1,067,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.4% in the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 335,993 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $153,646,000 after buying an additional 14,149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Business Bank raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 3.3% in the third quarter. Citizens Business Bank now owns 13,190 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $6,032,000 after acquiring an additional 427 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

More Motorola Solutions News

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly dividend announced: Motorola declared a $1.21 quarterly dividend (record March 20; pay April 15), implying a ~1.0% yield. Small recurring cash return and signal of capital-return policy stability.
• Negative Sentiment: Large CEO insider selling — Gregory Q. Brown: recent SEC filings show multiple sizable sales, including 50,000 shares (~$23.4M, Feb. 24) and additional blocks on Feb. 25–26 (see filings). These trades reduced his holdings materially and may weigh on sentiment given the scale. CEO 50,000-share sale filing CEO additional sale filing CEO sales filing
• Negative Sentiment: Other insider sales: CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares (~$3.3M) and director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares (~$204k) in late-February filings — further insider supply hitting the market. Cynthia Yazdi filing Kenneth Denman filing
• Negative Sentiment: Press coverage flagged the CEO’s sales (summary article). Media attention on large insider disposal can amplify negative investor reaction even if sales are for diversification or liquidity. Insider selling article

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,153 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,362,768.36. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total transaction of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,529 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,488,254.29. This trade represents a 42.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 100,634 shares of company stock valued at $47,189,456 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $499.00 price target (up from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Northcoast Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI opened at $481.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $79.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.00. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $411.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $422.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.35 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.34 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 110.75% and a net margin of 18.44%.Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.04 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.93%.

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.