Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. Reduces Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. lessened its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 26.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 677 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 249 shares during the quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $285,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $419,000. Bowman & Co S.C. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bowman & Co S.C. now owns 10,112 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,250,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 40,800 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $17,155,000 after buying an additional 2,415 shares during the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $648,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Little House Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 87.3% during the 2nd quarter. Little House Capital LLC now owns 4,682 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,969,000 after buying an additional 2,182 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on MSI. Barclays dropped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $516.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total transaction of $24,175,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at $22,693,556. This represents a 51.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $477.05 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $79.48 billion, a PE ratio of 38.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $451.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $430.44. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month 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. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

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.