ProShare Advisors LLC Has $21.46 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 2.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 55,975 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,308 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $21,456,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. United Community Bank boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 81.3% during the third quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 45.8% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on MSI. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Argus raised Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,362,768.36. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total transaction of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,529 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,488,254.29. This represents a 42.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 129,069 shares of company stock worth $60,779,964. 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $396.02 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $65.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $436.74 and its 200-day moving average is $414.08. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $492.22. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The company 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $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. Equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 earnings per share 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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.00%.

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.