Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Czech National Bank

Czech National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 4.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 47,249 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,132 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $19,622,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its position 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 last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI opened at $467.74 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $417.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $428.40. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $493.57. The firm has a market cap of $77.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 38.11%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research raised Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $516.67.

Trending Headlines about Motorola Solutions

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 results and higher guidance: Revenue rose 13% year over year to $3.13 billion, while adjusted EPS increased 24% to $4.41, exceeding consensus estimates. Motorola Solutions raised its 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $12.975 billion and adjusted EPS guidance to $17.62-$17.72. Motorola Solutions lifts annual guidance on resilient public safety demand
• Positive Sentiment: Record backlog supports future growth: Orders lifted backlog to an all-time high of $15.6 billion, with demand for public-safety communications, software, video, and services contributing to broad-based growth. Motorola Solutions Q2 Earnings and Guidance Signal Stronger Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: Truist and JPMorgan each lifted their target to $545, while Piper Sandler raised its target to $530; the firms maintained Buy or Overweight ratings. Motorola Solutions analyst price-target changes
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum remains favorable: MSI’s 50-day moving average recently crossed above its 200-day moving average, forming a “golden cross,” a signal that may attract momentum-oriented investors. Motorola MSI Just Flashed Golden Cross Signal

Motorola Solutions 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.