Dearborn Partners LLC Sells 6,149 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Dearborn Partners LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 10.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 51,444 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 6,149 shares during the period. Dearborn Partners LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $21,364,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 86.1% during the 2nd quarter. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,574 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,069,000 after acquiring an additional 1,191 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth about $314,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 9.7% during the second quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,270 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $528,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 114.7% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 64,499 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $26,786,000 after purchasing an additional 34,461 shares during the period. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 3.0% during the second quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on MSI shares. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday. One equities 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $519.44.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of MSI opened at $485.87 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $80.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.26, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $435.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $435.35. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $493.57.

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

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 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.