NewEdge Wealth LLC Cuts Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

NewEdge Wealth LLC reduced its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 16.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,339 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,396 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,185,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth $31,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 217.4% during the first quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 73 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $418.44 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22. The stock has a market cap of $69.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50 day moving average is $409.42 and its 200 day moving average is $424.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on MSI. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, June 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

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.