Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC Makes New $550,000 Investment in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,267 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $550,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Leelyn Smith LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC now owns 866 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $376,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 10.2% in the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 1,634 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $709,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 713 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 32.7% in the first quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 12,190 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $5,290,000 after buying an additional 3,007 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 623.4% in the first quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,379 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,205,000 after buying an additional 6,359 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. One 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $422.76 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market cap of $70.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $410.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $420.40. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued 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. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 39.00%.

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.