Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. Acquires 9,740 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,152 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,740 shares during the period. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $28,421,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the second quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,393,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 3.6% in the second quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 4,777 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,009,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 90.1% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 6,259 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,967 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $481.37 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $411.12 and a 200-day moving average of $422.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.35 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.34 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 110.75% and a net margin of 18.44%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.04 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Key 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

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 21,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $469.53, for a total value of $10,141,848.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 21,580 shares in the company, valued at $10,132,457.40. The trade was a 50.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total value of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,529 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,488,254.29. This represents a 42.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 100,634 shares of company stock worth $47,189,456 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Argus upgraded Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, December 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions 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.