Graphene Investments SAS Has $3.08 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Graphene Investments SAS trimmed its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 25.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,100 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,400 shares during the period. Motorola Solutions comprises about 2.1% of Graphene Investments SAS’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest position. Graphene Investments SAS’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,081,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 11.4% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,744,000 after buying an additional 6,564 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 179,437 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $68,843,000 after buying an additional 39,236 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $226,642,000 after buying an additional 67,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $270,849,000 after acquiring an additional 96,751 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on MSI shares. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $413.40 on Friday. 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 firm has a market cap of $68.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $407.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $423.59.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. The company’s 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 forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 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.