Insider Selling: Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) SVP Sells $478,867.84 in Stock

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI traded up $1.10 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $481.57. 919,392 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,095,160. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $493.57. The firm has a market cap of $79.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.92, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $428.52 and a 200-day moving average of $433.41.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on MSI shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research lowered Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $516.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

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.