Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Rakuten Investment Management Inc.

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 10.2% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 27,233 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,523 shares during the quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $11,236,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,570,096,000 after purchasing an additional 31,744 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $983,432,000. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $672,364,000 after buying an additional 34,715 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.9% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $694,565,000 after buying an additional 30,264 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of MSI opened at $486.43 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $493.57. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $436.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $435.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The company has a market capitalization of $80.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.57 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 38.11%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.