Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Holdings Raised by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 13.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,543 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,370 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,009,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. 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. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $418.11 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s fifty day moving average is $408.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $422.85. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22.

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

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 39.00%.

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.