Banco Santander S.A. Boosts Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Banco Santander S.A. raised its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3.1% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 57,805 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,736 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $24,305,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 83.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,113 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $890,000 after purchasing an additional 960 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 594,216 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $249,842,000 after purchasing an additional 16,408 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth about $216,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 12,343 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $5,190,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 130.9% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,292 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $8,112,000 after purchasing an additional 10,937 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% 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 50,000 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total transaction of $24,175,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 46,936 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,693,556. The trade was a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $439.36 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $73.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $388.90 and a twelve month high of $507.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The company has a 50 day moving average of $463.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $437.25.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.24 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s 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. As a group, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid 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 was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 35.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on MSI shares. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 target price on the stock. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Saturday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $513.00.

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.