Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Buys Shares of 1,071 Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,071 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $446,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $210,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 38.7% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 709 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.7% in the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 16,279 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $6,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $891,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday. Barclays lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of MSI opened at $486.43 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The stock has a market cap of $80.50 billion, a PE ratio of 38.30, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $493.57. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $436.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $435.71.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.57 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company 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.