Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Corient Private Wealth LP

Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 114.7% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 64,499 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 34,461 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $26,786,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $324,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $185,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Orion Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $558,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mill Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,125,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on MSI. Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $486.43 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $493.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.30, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $436.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $435.71.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.57 EPS. 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 38.11%.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.