NewEdge Advisors LLC Has $14.29 Million Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 16.7% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 34,422 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,921 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $14,295,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MSI. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $466.94 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $494.85. The stock has a market cap of $77.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.77, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $449.68 and its 200-day moving average is $437.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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. Sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 38.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.