Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock Position Raised by Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.

Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 32.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 439,646 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 108,472 shares during the period. Motorola Solutions comprises about 3.0% of Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $168,525,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. United Community Bank raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 81.3% in the third quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Field & Main Bank purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $399.29 on Wednesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $437.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $414.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.17, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.93.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $468.09, for a total value of $23,404,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 47,167 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,078,401.03. This trade represents a 51.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,529 shares in the company, valued at $4,488,254.29. This represents a 42.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 129,069 shares of company stock worth $60,779,964. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Argus raised shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

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.