2,398 Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc

Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc trimmed its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 28.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,026 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,398 shares during the period. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,677,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on MSI shares. Barclays boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $550.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Northcoast Research upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $525.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $530.10.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of MSI traded up $3.14 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $449.47. 237,836 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,051,056. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $464.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $435.38. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $494.85. The company has a market cap of $74.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.36, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted 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 business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.57 EPS. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Motorola Solutions 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.