Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas Sells 1,984 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas lessened its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 4.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,367 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,984 shares during the period. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas’ holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $16,650,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,570,096,000 after purchasing an additional 31,744 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $983,432,000. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $672,364,000 after buying an additional 34,715 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $694,565,000 after buying an additional 30,264 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research raised shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of MSI opened at $434.09 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $72.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.98, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $492.22. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $411.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $425.90. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.18 EPS. The business’s 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.