Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. trimmed its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 27.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 7,202 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,728 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,991,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in 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 acquiring an additional 31,744 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $983,432,000. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $672,364,000 after purchasing an additional 34,715 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 30,264 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.1%

MSI opened at $473.43 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $494.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $443.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $437.01.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 is 38.11%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.