Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) SVP James Niewiara Sells 1,700 Shares of Stock

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) SVP James Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $481.91 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $80.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.80, a PEG ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $448.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $429.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.24 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0109 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at $208,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 73.3% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 8,238 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,848,000 after purchasing an additional 3,485 shares during the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 43.4% during the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 9,063 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,189,000 after purchasing an additional 2,744 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 142,841 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $66,025,000 after purchasing an additional 7,841 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 382.1% during the fourth quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 3,394 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,569,000 after purchasing an additional 2,690 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on MSI. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. UBS Group increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Barclays decreased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $516.13.

About Motorola Solutions

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.