United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Has $6.63 Million Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC lessened its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 22.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,975 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,522 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $6,634,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth $983,432,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 11,507.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,192,196 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $456,993,000 after acquiring an additional 1,181,925 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $374,617,000. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 95.6% in the fourth quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,283,065 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $491,824,000 after acquiring an additional 627,066 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $485.87 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.26, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87. The business has a 50-day moving average of $435.09 and a 200-day moving average of $435.35. 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, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $493.57.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.57 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

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.