Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 13.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 29,296 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,560 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $12,306,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $650,426,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $9,413,403,000 after acquiring an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 541.2% during the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $145,312,000 after acquiring an additional 280,145 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 49.1% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 746,011 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $325,558,000 after acquiring an additional 245,739 shares during the period. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $87,162,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on MSI shares. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group increased 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. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $513.78.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,059,123.06. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was 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. This trade represents a 58.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $456.01 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.97 billion, a PE ratio of 36.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $464.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $435.33.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.24 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

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.