Cidel Asset Management Inc. Purchases 4,383 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Cidel Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 11.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 43,221 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,383 shares during the period. Cidel Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $18,757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capital World Investors increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $4,292,310,000 after buying an additional 490,354 shares in the last quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,462,000. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 28.0% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 179,437 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $68,843,000 after acquiring an additional 39,236 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 56.6% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,203,661 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $550,422,000 after acquiring an additional 435,178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,328,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.4%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $390.71 on Wednesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22. The company has a market cap of $64.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.89. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $415.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $418.40.

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

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions 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.