Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC cut its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 29,219 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,291 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $12,134,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth about $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth approximately $210,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 38.7% in the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 17.7% during the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 16,279 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $6,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth approximately $891,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $459.93 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $76.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.21, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $494.85. The business’s 50 day moving average is $447.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $437.25.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 $6.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was 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 directly owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on MSI shares. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.