Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock Position Increased by MAI Capital Management

MAI Capital Management grew its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 122.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,353 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,392 shares during the period. MAI Capital Management’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,991,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth $210,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth $1,393,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.6% in the second quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 4,777 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,009,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 90.1% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 6,259 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,967 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $499.00 target price (up from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Argus upgraded Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Northcoast Research raised Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, December 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly dividend announced: Motorola declared a $1.21 quarterly dividend (record March 20; pay April 15), implying a ~1.0% yield. Small recurring cash return and signal of capital-return policy stability.
• Negative Sentiment: Large CEO insider selling — Gregory Q. Brown: recent SEC filings show multiple sizable sales, including 50,000 shares (~$23.4M, Feb. 24) and additional blocks on Feb. 25–26 (see filings). These trades reduced his holdings materially and may weigh on sentiment given the scale. CEO 50,000-share sale filing CEO additional sale filing CEO sales filing
• Negative Sentiment: Other insider sales: CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares (~$3.3M) and director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares (~$204k) in late-February filings — further insider supply hitting the market. Cynthia Yazdi filing Kenneth Denman filing
• Negative Sentiment: Press coverage flagged the CEO’s sales (summary article). Media attention on large insider disposal can amplify negative investor reaction even if sales are for diversification or liquidity. Insider selling article

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $481.37 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $492.22. The business’s fifty day moving average is $411.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $422.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.04.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.35 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.34 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 110.75% and a net margin of 18.44%.The company’s revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.04 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.93%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 21,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $469.53, for a total transaction of $10,141,848.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 21,580 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,132,457.40. This represents a 50.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,153 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,362,768.36. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 100,634 shares of company stock worth $47,189,456. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.