Bowman & Co S.C. Boosts Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Bowman & Co S.C. raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 0.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,112 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 70 shares during the quarter. Motorola Solutions comprises 1.9% of Bowman & Co S.C.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Bowman & Co S.C.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $4,250,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the 1st quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Community Bank N.A. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays dropped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $516.13.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.4%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $483.41 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $449.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $430.11. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $388.90 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The company has a market capitalization of $80.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.96.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.24 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 198,493 shares of company stock valued at $92,673,278. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.