Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp Lowers Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp cut its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 23.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,939 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,224 shares during the quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,709,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MSI. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,744,000 after acquiring an additional 6,564 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $226,642,000 after purchasing an additional 67,467 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $270,849,000 after purchasing an additional 96,751 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $943,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on MSI shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Barclays upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Two 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $418.44 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $409.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $424.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The company had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.18 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. 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 (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.