Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Position Cut by TD Asset Management Inc

TD Asset Management Inc trimmed its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 53.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 443,560 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 512,308 shares during the quarter. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $170,025,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 51.5% in the 4th quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 744 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $304,000. Lido Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 22,475 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $8,615,000 after buying an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,849 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,092,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc. now owns 172,300 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $66,046,000 after purchasing an additional 3,765 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday. Argus raised Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial decreased their price target 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. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $411.81 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $492.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $424.71 and a 200-day moving average of $415.38. The company has a market capitalization of $68.36 billion, a PE ratio of 33.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.