5,714 Shares in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Bought by North Dakota State Investment Board

North Dakota State Investment Board bought a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 5,714 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,190,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. United Community Bank grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 81.3% in the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 45.8% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $468.09, for a total transaction of $23,404,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 47,167 shares in the company, valued at $22,078,401.03. The trade was a 51.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total transaction of $3,297,070.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,529 shares in the company, valued at $4,488,254.29. This represents a 42.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 129,069 shares of company stock worth $60,779,964 over the last 90 days. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $408.17 on Tuesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company’s 50-day moving average is $439.21 and its 200 day moving average is $414.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.93.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 39.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Argus raised shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Company 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.