Copeland Capital Management LLC Has $15.31 Million Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 0.4% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 36,410 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. Copeland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $15,309,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the first quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Community Bank N.A. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $37,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on MSI shares. UBS Group lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price objective for the company. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $448.13 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The stock has a market cap of $74.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $461.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $433.94. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $388.90 and a 1 year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.24 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 35.10%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. This represents a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.