Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. decreased its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 37.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 82,870 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 50,296 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $36,958,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.0% during the second quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $558,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 602 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $268,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Tsfg LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 16.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 185 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 2,524 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,095,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on MSI. Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Evercore increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $530.10.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI traded up $7.43 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $463.82. 1,257,026 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 825,424. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $494.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market cap of $76.76 billion, a PE ratio of 36.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $464.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $435.70.

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

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a technology company that provides communications, command center, video security and analytical solutions for public safety and commercial organizations. Its offerings are designed to help government agencies, first responders, enterprises and other organizations coordinate operations, manage incidents and improve security.

The company’s products and services include land mobile radio communications, broadband and software-based communications, computer-aided dispatch and records-management systems, video security and access-control technologies, and command center software.