Norinchukin Bank The Increases Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Norinchukin Bank The lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 15.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,548 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,120 shares during the quarter. Norinchukin Bank The’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,742,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $208,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 4,166 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,925,000 after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 95,509 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $44,151,000 after purchasing an additional 5,399 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 173.6% in the fourth quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 5,820 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,690,000 after purchasing an additional 3,693 shares during the period. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 26.2% in the fourth quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 211,164 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $97,606,000 after purchasing an additional 43,900 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $512.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total value of $449,243.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $336,618.72. This trade represents a 57.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total transaction of $38,324,333.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. This represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 101,438 shares of company stock valued at $46,865,881. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $462.1520 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $429.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $427.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-week high of $507.82. The company has a market cap of $76.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.21, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.24 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.