NatWest Group plc Sells 5,058 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

NatWest Group plc lessened its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 36.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,951 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 5,058 shares during the period. Motorola Solutions comprises about 1.1% of NatWest Group plc’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. NatWest Group plc’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,764,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 101.5% during the second quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super now owns 70,231 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $29,529,000 after purchasing an additional 35,374 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 26.9% in the second quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 4,490 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,888,000 after purchasing an additional 952 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 42.9% in the second quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 44,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $18,885,000 after acquiring an additional 13,475 shares during the last quarter. Invesco LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 48.8% in the second quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $743,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth $1,193,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of MSI opened at $439.36 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.38, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $463.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $436.81. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $388.90 and a twelve month high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price target on the stock. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.00.

Insider Activity

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. This represents a 10.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions 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.