Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Purchased by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 116.1% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 211,473 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 113,612 shares during the quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $91,746,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth about $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on MSI. Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Barclays increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $412.93 on Tuesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $492.22. The stock has a market cap of $68.55 billion, a PE ratio of 33.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a 50-day moving average of $412.53 and a 200 day moving average of $419.29.

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

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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