SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. Makes New Investment in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 2,500 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $943,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. United Community Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 81.3% in the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total transaction of $13,590,508.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 90,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,360,101.95. This trade represents a 23.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Argus upgraded Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut 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, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $403.01 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.47, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $428.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $414.51. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.18 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.00%.

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.