Vista Investment Partners LLC Buys 1,366 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Vista Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,366 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $609,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 4.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,269,332,000 after buying an additional 323,725 shares in the last quarter. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth about $983,432,000. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.9% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $694,565,000 after buying an additional 30,264 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 23.9% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,461,363 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $560,170,000 after buying an additional 281,496 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 34.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $599,532,000 after buying an additional 352,679 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on MSI. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group increased 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. Zacks Research lowered Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $519.56.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI traded down $0.97 during trading on Thursday, reaching $447.36. 314,814 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,056,034. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $494.85. The company has a 50 day moving average of $463.55 and a 200-day moving average of $435.57. 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 (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) 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 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 revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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 expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a technology company that provides communications, command center, video security and analytical solutions for public safety and commercial organizations. Its offerings are designed to help government agencies, first responders, enterprises and other organizations coordinate operations, manage incidents and improve security.

The company’s products and services include land mobile radio communications, broadband and software-based communications, computer-aided dispatch and records-management systems, video security and access-control technologies, and command center software.