Stephens Inc. AR Acquires 265 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Stephens Inc. AR increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 5.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 5,189 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 265 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,182,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Saudi Central Bank bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 47.1% during the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 103 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 target price for the company. Barclays decreased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $513.00.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $446.93 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $74.46 billion, a PE ratio of 35.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.58 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. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $388.90 and a twelve month high of $507.82. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $463.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $436.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous 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. Analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Motorola Solutions Company 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.