Groupe la Francaise Buys 2,841 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Groupe la Francaise lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,855 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,841 shares during the quarter. Groupe la Francaise’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $16,979,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI stock opened at $468.28 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $445.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $437.05. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $494.85. The company has a market capitalization of $77.50 billion, a PE ratio of 36.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. UBS Group raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $519.44.

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.