Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Purchases 113,612 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 116.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 211,473 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 113,612 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA owned 0.13% of Motorola Solutions worth $91,746,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth $31,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 217.4% in the 1st quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 73 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 2.5%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $412.93 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $492.22. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $412.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $419.29. The firm has a market cap of $68.55 billion, a PE ratio of 33.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.89.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

About Motorola Solutions

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.