Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) CEO Sells $23,404,500.00 in Stock

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) CEO Gregory Brown sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $468.09, for a total value of $23,404,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 47,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,078,401.03. The trade was a 51.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $481.37 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $411.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $422.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.74 billion, a PE ratio of 37.72, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.35 by $0.24. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 18.44% and a return on equity of 110.75%. The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.34 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 37.93%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Argus raised shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $499.00 target price (up from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $497.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Covea Finance raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 5.9% in the third quarter. Covea Finance now owns 111,219 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $50,859,000 after acquiring an additional 6,153 shares in the last quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 261.0% during the 2nd quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 8,073 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,394,000 after purchasing an additional 5,837 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 345.3% during the 2nd quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. now owns 13,948 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $5,865,000 after purchasing an additional 10,816 shares during the period. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at about $257,000. Finally, Swedbank AB lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 20.3% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,345,492 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $615,280,000 after purchasing an additional 227,062 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Motorola Solutions

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly dividend announced: Motorola declared a $1.21 quarterly dividend (record March 20; pay April 15), implying a ~1.0% yield. Small recurring cash return and signal of capital-return policy stability.
• Negative Sentiment: Large CEO insider selling — Gregory Q. Brown: recent SEC filings show multiple sizable sales, including 50,000 shares (~$23.4M, Feb. 24) and additional blocks on Feb. 25–26 (see filings). These trades reduced his holdings materially and may weigh on sentiment given the scale. CEO 50,000-share sale filing CEO additional sale filing CEO sales filing
• Negative Sentiment: Other insider sales: CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares (~$3.3M) and director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares (~$204k) in late-February filings — further insider supply hitting the market. Cynthia Yazdi filing Kenneth Denman filing
• Negative Sentiment: Press coverage flagged the CEO’s sales (summary article). Media attention on large insider disposal can amplify negative investor reaction even if sales are for diversification or liquidity. Insider selling article

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.