Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Modera Wealth Management LLC

Modera Wealth Management LLC trimmed its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 80.1% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 648 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,608 shares during the quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $281,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 11.4% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,744,000 after buying an additional 6,564 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 28.0% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 179,437 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $68,843,000 after buying an additional 39,236 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $226,642,000 after buying an additional 67,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $270,849,000 after buying an additional 96,751 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE:MSI opened at $410.87 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $408.34 and a 200-day moving average of $424.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.21 billion, a PE ratio of 33.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.18 earnings per share. 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 predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

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.