Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Fiera Capital Corp

Fiera Capital Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 200.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 234,632 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 156,548 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $89,939,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MSI. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 45.8% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Argus raised Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of MSI opened at $410.54 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a market capitalization of $68.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.08, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $423.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $415.61.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.00%.

About Motorola Solutions

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.