PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Sells 14,012 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lessened its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 465,420 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 14,012 shares during the quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $178,405,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at $210,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 38.7% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,068,000 after buying an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.7% during the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 16,279 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $6,845,000 after buying an additional 2,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at about $891,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $396.02 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $65.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $436.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $414.08.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on MSI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Argus upgraded Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total value of $13,590,508.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 90,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,360,101.95. This represents a 23.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the sale, the director owned 7,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,362,768.36. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 129,069 shares of company stock valued at $60,779,964 in the last quarter. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.