Saudi Central Bank Boosts Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Saudi Central Bank grew its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 89.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 11,634 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 5,486 shares during the period. Saudi Central Bank’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $4,831,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $983,432,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 11,507.4% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,192,196 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $456,993,000 after buying an additional 1,181,925 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth about $374,617,000. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 95.6% during the fourth quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,283,065 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $491,824,000 after purchasing an additional 627,066 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $468.28 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $494.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $445.12 and a 200 day moving average of $437.05. The firm has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a PE ratio of 36.87, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88.

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

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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 issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

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.