Rice Partnership LLC Sells 1,950 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Rice Partnership LLC trimmed its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 51.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,859 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,950 shares during the period. Rice Partnership LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $807,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 217.4% during the first quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 73 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Barclays raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have given a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $410.87 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $68.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $492.22. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $408.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $424.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

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

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

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.