60,727 Shares in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Acquired by Nykredit A S

Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 60,727 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $25,219,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $983,432,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11,507.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,192,196 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $456,993,000 after purchasing an additional 1,181,925 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $374,617,000. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 95.6% in the fourth quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,283,065 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $491,824,000 after purchasing an additional 627,066 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on MSI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $473.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $78.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.88. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of $443.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $437.01. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $494.85.

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

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

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.